A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Ustupo in Panama on Saturday. Event id: us10007emw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007emw. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/12/16 / 2016-12-03 20:27:43 / December 3, 2016 @ 8:27 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -77.9062 West, latitude 9.2052 North, depth = 52.48 km. The temblor was detected at 15:27:43 / 3:27 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 52.48 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was La Palma. Country/countries that might be effected, Panama (c. 3 411 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from La Palma (c. 1 800 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 8 km NNE of Ustupo, Panama. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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