Barva volcano map 2
An earthquake registering 4.0 on the Richter scale shook the area of Sarapiqui, Vara Blanca and Venecia on Sunday.

The Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (OVSICORI) - national volcano and seismology observatory - reported the epicentre 10 kilometres north of the Barva volcano, with a depth of 7.5 kilometres, caused by a local fault.

In January 2009, a 6.2 earthquake in Vara Blanca, in between the Barva and Poás volcanoes claimed the lives of 13 people.

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