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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Panama
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Panama on Monday evening.
Its center was 32 kilometers southwest of Sona, and it was recorded at a depth of 5 kilometers.
The preliminary information came from the University of Panama’s Institute of Geosciences.
Panama also experienced a magnitude 7.6 earthquake on October 9, whose epicenter was 213 kilometers southwest of the capital.
That earlier quake damaged some buildings and infrastructure, but no one died.
The available information does not say whether the latest earthquake caused damage or injuries.
The magnitude and location details for the latest quake were preliminary.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Panama, according to a preliminary report from the University of Panama’s Institute of Geosciences.
The quake was recorded 32 kilometers southwest of Sona at a depth of 5 kilometers.
It occurred at 6:20 p.m. Monday local time, or 11:20 p.m. GMT.
The report follows a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Panama on October 9 that damaged some infrastructure and buildings but caused no fatalities.
- Who
- The University of Panama’s Institute of Geosciences issued the preliminary report.
- What
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Panama.
- When
- It was recorded at 6:20 p.m. Monday local time, or 11:20 p.m. GMT.
- Where
- 32 kilometers southwest of Sona, Panama.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Panama, damaging some infrastructure and buildings; no fatalities were reported.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake was recorded 32 kilometers southwest of Sona.
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Location
- 32 kilometers southwest of Sona, Panama
- Depth
- 5 kilometers
- Recorded
- 6:20 p.m. Monday local time (11:20 p.m. GMT)
- Previous quake
- Magnitude 7.6 on October 9
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