Two earthquakes shook Costa Rica on Wednesday morning, prompting the evacuation of at least two public buildings in San Jose.

The first seismic event registered a 4.7 magnitude with an epicenter located near San Carlos, a small town in the Tarrazú region of the province of San Jose. That initial earthquake took place at 10:06 in the morning, and it was followed by a 4.6 magnitude quake in Laurel, part of the Corredores canton of the Puntarenas province.

According to the Observatory of Seismology and Volcanology of the National University of Costa Rica (Spanish acronym: OVSICORI), the first quake struck at a depth of 20 kilometers. The earth tremors traveled as far south as Perez Zeledon and as far north as Downtown San Jose, where the Ministry of Justice ordered the evacuation of two buildings.

The courtroom complex in Pavas, not far from the United States Embassy was evacuated along with the judicial complex in the eastern sector of San Jose, where the headquarters of the Office of Judicial Investigations (Spanish initials: OIJ) and the Constitutional Chamber are located. No major damages or injuries were reported.

The region of the epicenter where the first earthquake struck is well-known for its gourmet coffee production. Roasters from Tarrazu are often honored at the Cup of Excellence, and coffee giant Starbucks routinely acquires beans from this region to brew at its international stores.

The second earthquake was not as deep as the first one, and thus it was strongly felt by residents of remote villages near the border between Costa Rica and Panama. According to the National Seismology Network of the University of Costa Rica (Spanish initials: RSN), the second seism struck at a depth of five kilometers.