A Panama Guide

Not 5 minutes ago, Panama City began to shake once again.  Roughly 48 hours after the last earthquake – another small quake shakes Panama.  This time the shaking was not as pronounce as the last time.

I will update with USGS information once it becomes available.

Updates Information:

USGS information

Magnitude    5.3

Date-Time    Monday, July 06, 2009 at 04:10:38 UTC

Sunday, July 05, 2009 at 11:10:38 PM at epicenter

Location    9.640°N, 78.980°W

Depth    39 km (24.2 miles) set by location program

Distances   96 km (59 miles) NE (37°) from PANAMA CITY, Panama
106 km (66 miles) ENE (72°) from Colon, Panama
165 km (103 miles) NNW (327°) from La Palma, Panama

Parameters    NST= 21, Nph= 21, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 61°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A

Tags: earthquake, Panama City

Here is an exceprt from the USGS:

Magnitude    6.0

Date-Time    Saturday, July 04, 2009 at 06:49:36 UTC
Saturday, July 04, 2009 at 01:49:36 AM at epicenter

Location        9.654°N, 78.983°W

Depth            43.1 km (26.8 miles)

Distances      97 km (60 miles) NE (36°) from PANAMA CITY, Panama
106 km (66 miles) ENE (71°) from Colon, Panama
167 km (104 miles) NNW (327°) from La Palma, Panama

Location Uncertainty    horizontal +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles); depth +/- 8.6 km (5.3 miles)

Parameters    NST=209, Nph=209, Dmin=108.3 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Gp= 43°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

If someone cares to translate this for me…I am all ears…I mean eyes.

Tags: earthquake