A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Punta de Burica in Panama. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -82.4955° West, 7.4958° North. Global time and date of event 27/02/16 / 2016-02-27 20:08:49 / February 27, 2016 @ 8:08 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 15:08:49 / 3:08 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004t6z. Id of event: us10004t6z.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Panama (c. 3 411 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Puerto Armuelles (c. 18 800 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Pedregal (c. 16 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pedregal, Puerto Armuelles (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 72 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama.
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