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Magnitude 6.0 PANAMA

Saturday, July 04, 2009 at 06:49:36 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 6.0
Date-Time
  • Saturday, July 04, 2009 at 06:49:36 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, July 04, 2009 at 01:49:36 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 9.65N 78.98W
    Depth 43.1 kilometers
    Region PANAMA
    Distances 95 km (60 miles) NE of PANAMA CITY, Panama
    105 km (65 miles) ENE of Colon, Panama
    165 km (105 miles) NNW of La Palma, Panama
    245 km (155 miles) NE of Las Tablas, Panama
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 5.2 km; depth +/- 8.6 km
    Parameters Nst=209, Nph=209, Dmin=107.8 km, Rmss=0.95 sec, Erho=5.2 km, Erzz=8.6 km, Gp=43.7 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usirak

    Earthquake Location

     


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