A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Rio de Jesus in Panama on Sunday. Global time and date of event 23/06/19 / 2019-06-23 15:42:28 / June 23, 2019 @ 3:42 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -81.2278° West, 7.327° North, depth 6.06 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.06 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:42:28 / 10:42 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us600044vi. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600044vi. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Santiago de Veraguas (c. 45 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Soná (c. 7 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Santiago de Veraguas, Soná. Close country/countries that might be effected, Panama (c. 3 411 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 73 km S of Rio de Jesus, Panama. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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