A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 183 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama (114 miles). The temblor was picked up at 13:05:17 / 1:05 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/07/15 / 2015-07-04 19:05:17 / July 4, 2015 @ 7:05 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -82.5212° West, 6.4125° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us20002z7m. Unique identifier: us20002z7m. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 183 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama.
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