A 5.9-magnitude earthquake was reported in Costa Rica on Wednesday (October 22), according to the United States Geological Survey .

The earthquake was centered about 4.4 miles south-southwest of Quepos at a depth of 31 kilometers (about 19 miles). The USGS confirmed it received at least 160 reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication.

"Little or no landsliding is expected," according to the USGS's ShakeMap shaking estimates during preliminary research. There have been no reports of tsunami warnings for the area as of Wednesday.

Residents were urged to avoid electrical appliances due to fire risks as part of precautionary measures, Gulf News reported. The earthquake was reported along the Cocos Plate boundary, which is considered to be a tectonically a

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