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Earthquake

M 6.6 - 12 km W of Río Grande, Panama

Latest evidence

Magnitude M6.6 Mww

Also reported by GDACS (magnitude type not stated)

Depth
24 km
Alert level
Green
Started
Location
Veraguas, Panama
Hazard
Strong earthquake

Veraguas, Panama

About 250 km SW of Panama City

Events on record associated with Panama

DavidVERAGUASEvent origin; Reported epicentre (USGS); Reported epicentre (GDACS)Origin (USGS, GDACS)Panama City 250 km (outside the map)Panama City 250 kmPanamaNorth is upN50 km
Map of the area around Veraguas, Panama, showing the event origin and the epicentres reported by USGS and GDACS. Scale bar: 50 km. Location inset: Panama. Reported epicentre marked.

Recorded coordinates

The event origin is WND’s fixed reference point for this event; it is not revised when a provider updates its epicentre. Each provider reports its own current epicentre; a superseded location is kept as history. Distances below are measured from the origin.

Region and reference cities are derived by WND from the reported epicentre using Natural Earth 5.1.2 boundaries; they are not provider statements. Made with Natural Earth.

Event origin: 7.7013° N, 81.4440° W

  • Reported epicentre (USGS) — 7.7013° N, 81.4440° W — at the event origin
  • Reported epicentre (GDACS) — 7.7013° N, 81.4440° W — at the event origin

Impact

Population exposedEstimated
9,029 people

What changed

Timeline

The first 5 of 7 dated entries, earliest first. 1 entry without a stated time is in the full chronology.

  1. Main eventM 6.6 - 12 km W of Río Grande, Panama
  2. HazardMagnitude recorded: M6.6 Mww
  3. HazardReported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M6.6
  4. HazardDepth recorded: 24 km
  5. HazardReported epicentre (USGS) recorded: 7.7013° N, 81.4440° W

See all 8 entries in the full chronology

2 official and scientific sources

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Occurrences

The main event and every occurrence recorded so far. Each reading links to its entry in the evidence record.

Main event

  • M 6.6 - 12 km W of Río Grande, PanamaM6.6 Mww24 km depth

    USGS main shock, reviewed status.

Evidence

Every reading published for this Event, grouped by what it measures, with its source. Superseded readings and readings not shown in the summaries above are included. Where a claim has several readings, WND selects one by a fixed rule; selection is not a judgement of accuracy.

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Evidence record

Magnitude

Depth

Reported epicentre

Population exposed

Alert level

Full chronology

  1. Main event M 6.6 - 12 km W of Río Grande, Panama
  2. Hazard Magnitude recorded: M6.6 Mww
  3. Hazard Reported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M6.6
  4. Hazard Depth recorded: 24 km
  5. Hazard Reported epicentre (USGS) recorded: 7.7013° N, 81.4440° W
  6. Hazard Reported epicentre (GDACS) recorded: 7.7013° N, 81.4440° W
  7. Impact Population exposed recorded: 9,029 people

No time stated by the source

Sources

  • Scientific record

    M 6.6 - 12 km W of Río Grande, Panama

    USGS

    View source
  • Scientific record

    Earthquake in Panama (episode 1740154)

    GDACS

    View source

Evidence coverage

  • GDACS: alert record found and attached. Checked
  • GLIDE registry: checked, nothing matched. Checked
  • ReliefWeb: not queried — reports attach only by GLIDE, and none is assigned. Checked