Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.6 PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 07:06:37 UTC

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 07:06:37 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 02:06:37 AM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 8.71N 82.76W
Depth 49 kilometers
Region PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION
Distances 45 km (25 miles) E of Golfito, Costa Rica
50 km (30 miles) NW of David, Panama
90 km (55 miles) SW of Bocas del Toro, Panama
200 km (125 miles) SE of SAN JOSE, Costa Rica
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 14.7 km; depth +/- 11.9 km
Parameters Nst=42, Nph=42, Dmin=296.7 km, Rmss=1.21 sec, Erho=14.7 km, Erzz=11.9 km, Gp=119.8 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Remarks Felt at Desamparados, Golfito, San Antonio, San Jose and San Pedro, Costa Rica and at Alanje, Boquete, Porterillos Arriba and Puerto Armuelles, Panama.
Event ID us2010rrav

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