A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 220 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama (137 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/07/20 / 2020-07-24 02:54:43 / July 24, 2020 @ 2:54 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:54:43 / 2:54 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -82.5536° West, 6.0624° North, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000b34z. Event ids that are associated: us6000b34z.
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 three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 220 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama.
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