A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 289 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama (180 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/06/17 / 2017-06-26 06:59:05 / June 26, 2017 @ 6:59 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -82.8559° West, latitude 5.4121° North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us20009ppm. Unique identifier: us20009ppm. The temblor was detected at 00:59:05 / 12:59 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 289 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama.
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