05 Sep Earthquake Off the Coast of Costa Rica

A 7.6 magnitute earthquake off the coast of Costa Rica set off a tsunami watch for much of the Caribbean. We have a couple churches in San Jose, the capital.

Global Ministries director Jeff Bleijerveld, associate director Donna Hollopeter, and Kyle Bushre, a staff pastor from King Street church (Chambersburg, Pa.) are currently in Costa Rica. They report that they are fine and unaffected by the earthquake.

The earthquake occurred three hours before they arrived. Jeff said there was not much damage in San Jose.

The earthquake occurred about 95 miles west of San Jose, and ran more than 28 miles deep. Parts of the country were rattled, but there were no reports of injuries.