A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported south of Panama (0 miles) on Monday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:36:55 / 12:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 20.75 km, -82.6727° West, 6.0343° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 20.75 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us10006bzv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006bzv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/08/16 / 2016-08-08 00:36:55 / August 8, 2016 @ 12:36 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: south of Panama. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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