A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 219 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama (136 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/12/20 / 2020-12-26 10:26:22 / December 26, 2020 @ 10:26 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000d36f. Event ids that are associated: us6000d36f. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -82.9362 West, latitude 6.0531 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 10:26:22 / 10:26 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 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: 219 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama.
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