Strong
Quake Rocks Panama
Panama - A strong
earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter
scale rocked the Panama City at 1:49 a.m.
local time Saturday (0649 GMT), but there
are no reports of casualties so far.
The temblor happened at midnight when most
habitants were sleeping and lasted around 50
seconds. The buildings shook heavily and
windows rattled. People wearing nightclothes
rushed into streets, and cars on the road
stopped moving.
The epicenter was located only 95 km
northeast of the capital city with a depth
of 43.1 km, said the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) on its website.
The USGS published a preliminary report
eight minutes after the quake happened, but
changed its magnitude from 6.4 to 6.0 20
minutes later.
On May 8, an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the
Richter scale shook the Panamanian province
of Chiriqui, which borders Costa Rica. The
tremor was also felt in the Panamanian
provinces of Veraguas and Bocas del Toro and
in Costa Rica, according to the Institute of
Geo-Science from the University of Panama.
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