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6.0 Earthquake shakes Panama City!

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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.

Written by - A Panama Guide
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