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Footage shows Costa Rica quake

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A strong earthquake, magnitude 6.2, struck Costa Rica, the US Geological Survey has said, some 35km (22 miles) north-west of the capital San Jose at a depth of 28km (17 miles).

Footage from a local TV studio showed ceiling lights swaying.

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