RICO's Q — Typically, I have slept through most earthquakes. But not last night, when a 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook most of Costa Rica. The earthquake occurred on Monday, April 27, 2026, at 9:49 PM (local time), in central Costa Rica. The Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN) at the Universidad de...

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