An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck Costa Rica at 0357 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck near the coast of central Chile on Wednesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina, at 2137 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday afternoon, according to the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences.

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Aegean Sea at 01:20 GMT on Monday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).