NEW : Costa Rica 's president says the quake is one of the strongest to hit the country . NEW : It was pretty scary , '' said David Boddinger , editor of the English-language Tico Times in San Jose . Officials offer conflicting reports about whether there have been fatalities . The quake was on Teletica the Pacific coast , on Nicoya Peninsula . the Red Cross affiliate Costa Rica 's shows people streaming out of buildings after the quake .
NEW : Costa Rica 's president says the quake is one of the strongest to hit the country . NEW : Officials offer conflicting reports about whether there have been fatalities . The quake was on Teletica the Pacific coast , on Nicoya Peninsula . the Red Cross affiliate Costa Rica 's shows people streaming out of buildings after the quake .