A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Nargana in Panama. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:58:24 / 12:58 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000g48q. Id of event: us1000g48q. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/08/18 / 2018-08-06 17:58:24 / August 6, 2018 @ 5:58 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -78.6493 West, latitude 9.8416 North, depth = 35 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
Close country/countries, Panama (c. 3 411 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chepo, El Porvenir (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Chepo (c. 15 300 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from El Porvenir (c. 0 pop).
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 five 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 44 km N of Nargana, Panama. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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