A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Santo Domingo in Panama on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pk45. Id of event: us6000pk45. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:11:23 / 8:11 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -82.7533° West, latitude 8.5096° North, depth = 43.662 km. 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 43.662 km (27 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/01/25 / 2025-01-15 08:11:23 / January 15, 2025 @ 8:11 am.
Event epicenter was 37 km (23 miles) from David (c. 82 900 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Puerto Armuelles (c. 18 800 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from La Concepción (c. 16 900 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Pedregal (c. 16 300 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Las Lomas (c. 11 700 pop), 31 km (20 miles) from Volcán (c. 11 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Boquete, Golfito, Las Lomas (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Panama (c. 3 411 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 4 km W of Santo Domingo, Panama. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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