Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - Caribbean Sea, 58 km northeast of Bocas del Toro, Panama, on Monday, 29 July 2019 at 04:43 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
29 Jul 04:51 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 9.73°N / 81.89°W
(Caribbean Sea, Panama)Nearest volcano: Baru (125 km / 78 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
55 km (34 mi) NNE of Isla Bastimentos (pop: 1,500) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) NE of Bocas del Toro (pop: 5,380) --> See nearby quakes!
74 km (46 mi) NE of Almirante (Changuinola District) (pop: 8,740) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) ENE of Changuinola (pop: 18,000) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) ENE of El Empalme (pop: 11,000) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (56 mi) NNE of Chiriqui Grande (pop: 1,530) --> See nearby quakes!
157 km (97 mi) NNE of David (pop: 82,000) --> See nearby quakes!
157 km (98 mi) NNE of La Concepcion (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (101 mi) NNE of Pedregal (Distrito de David) (pop: 17,400) --> See nearby quakes!
273 km (169 mi) WNW of Panama City (pop: 408,200) --> See nearby quakes!
169 km (105 mi) NNE of Isla de Los Higueros Island --> See nearby quakes!
248 km (154 mi) NW of Isla Farallon del Chiru Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 10 km | Panama | GFZ |
| M 5.0 | 10 km | Panama | EMSC |
| M 5.0 | 10 km | 47km NNE of Isla Bastimentos, Panama | USGS |
| M 5.2 | 14 km | 67 km al Este de Changuinola, Panama. | RSN |
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Manzanillo Costa Rica / Light shaking (MMI IV) : We were woken up as our woode house started tracking and shaking
Bocas de Toro / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I gelt the earthquake for a few seconds, things were shaking and rattling.
Bocas del Toro- Isla Colon / Light shaking (MMI IV)
54.6 km SW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : It was only a Feed seconds
215.6 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I was standing. I heard roof tins rumbling.
Panama City, Panama / Weak shaking (MMI III) : It was short but to me it was quite strong.
121.4 km SSW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)
58.1 km SW of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Strong but short shake. Doors rattled and seats shook vigorously.
157.8 km SSW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)
Bocas Del Toro. Bluff Beach / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Bocas del toro / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Lasted about fifteen seconds
Bocas Del Toro- Isla Colon / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Reading the news on my phone in bed- the bed started shaking, then I could here the glassware and things on the shelves. At first I thought it was someone heavily walking on the deck, but it lasted too long. Felt like back and forth shaking.
Isla San Cristobal (70.8 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Tamarindo / not felt : I'm in tamarindo and surprisingly felt nothing Will be interesting to read the reports that come in for this one!
Penonome, Cocle, Panama (217.6 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Light swaying for about 8 seconds
58.4 km SW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
1032.5 km ESE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Panama City (Panama, 271 km E of epicenter) : Lo senti se movio todo levemente en la ciudad de Panamá (reported through EMSC)
Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake Caribbean Sea, 58 km northeast of Bocas del Toro, Panama, 29 July 2019 04:43 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quakes):So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
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