A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 213 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama (132 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us2000658b. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000658b. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -82.5052 West, latitude 6.1375 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 03:15:46 / 3:15 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/06/16 / 2016-06-18 09:15:46 / June 18, 2016 @ 9:15 am UTC/GMT.
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 213 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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