MANAGUA: Otto was downgraded to a tropical storm late on Thursday but not before striking Central America at hurricane force, as an offshore earthquake also shook the region.

The storm, packing sustained winds of up to 170 kilometers (110 miles) per hour at the time, triggered alarm in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica but there were no immediate reports of any casualties.

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