Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake 77 km southwest of David, Panama - VolcanoDiscovery

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Tue, 23 Mar 2021, 11:45

11:45 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

4.4 quake 23 Mar 6:25 am (GMT -5)

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake near David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama, was reported only 11 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 5 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Tuesday 23 March 2021 at 6:25 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Canegua (pop. 14) located 17 km from the epicenter, Puerto Armuelles (pop. 11,700) 41 km away, El Palmar (pop. 4,500) 44 km away, and La Esperanza (pop. 1,900) 56 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Divala (pop. 2,500) located 59 km from the epicenter, Progreso (pop. 2,200) 60 km away, Pedregal (pop. 17,400) 71 km away, La Concepcion (pop. 17,700) 73 km away, and David (pop. 82,000) 77 km away.
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Earthquake data:

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Date & time: 23 Mar 2021 6:25 am (GMT -5) local time (23 Mar 2021 11:25 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 7.91°N / 82.89°W (North Pacific Ocean, Panama)
Primary data source: EMSC

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