A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Gomez in Panama on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 18:43:58 / 6:43 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000b0rt. Id of event: us2000b0rt. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 03/10/17 / 2017-10-03 23:43:58 / October 3, 2017 @ 11:43 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -82.7745 West, latitude 8.5663 North, depth = 30.59 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 30.59 km (19 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Costa Rica (c. 4 516 000 pop), Panama (c. 3 411 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from David (c. 82 900 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Puerto Armuelles (c. 18 800 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from La Concepción (c. 16 900 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Pedregal (c. 16 300 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Las Lomas (c. 11 700 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Buenos Aires (c. 11 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Almirante, Buenos Aires, Boquete (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 4 km W of Gomez, Panama. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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