A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Playon Chico in Panama on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008phn. Id of event: us10008phn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:55:12 / 5:55 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -78.3476° West, latitude 9.4386° North, depth = 66.25 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/05/17 / 2017-05-04 22:55:12 / May 4, 2017 @ 10:55 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 66.25 km (41 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Panama (c. 3 411 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Chepo (c. 15 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from El Porvenir (c. 0 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chepo, El Porvenir (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every 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 one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 19 km NW of Playon Chico, Panama.
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