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Earthquake shakes Panama once again
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
6.0 Earthquake shakes 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.
Written by - A Panama Guide