A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from El Porvenir in Panama on Saturday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:29:53 / 10:29 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000c2dx. Event ids that are associated: us2000c2dx. Exact location of earthquake, -78.9168° West, 9.6188° North, depth 51.34 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/12/17 / 2017-12-09 15:29:53 / December 9, 2017 @ 3:29 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 51.34 km (32 miles).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 96 km (60 miles) from Panamá (c. 408 200 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from San Miguelito (c. 321 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Tocumen (c. 88 500 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Las Cumbres (c. 69 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Pacora (c. 55 500 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Chilibre (c. 33 500 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Alcaldedíaz (c. 19 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Panama (c. 3 411 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Panamá, Chilibre, San Miguelito.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 7 km NE of El Porvenir, Panama.
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