Two more quakes in Panama

(PanamaNewsRoom) Two more earthquakes were recorded in Panama on Monday Feb. 14, bringing the total to four for this month.

A quake that was felt in Chepo and surrounding areas at 6.30 a.m. had its epi-center in El Porvenir, in the Kuna Yala province. It registered 4.3 on the Richter scale and was 24 kilometers deep.
A second quake was registered at the Panama-Costa Rica border at 10:11 a.m., and was felt in Changuinola.

It had a magnitude of 4.3 at a depth of 10 kilometers. No damages were reported from either disturbance

 

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Original Source: PanamaNewsRoom

Date Retrieved: February 16, 2011