Light mag. 2.9 earthquake - 35 km south of Changuinola, Provincia de Bocas del Toro, Panama, on Tuesday, Jul 5, 2022 at 1:49 am (GMT -5) -
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Light magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 8 km depth
5 Jul 06:52 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 3 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jul 5, 2022 06:49:33 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, Jul 5, 2022 at 1:49 am (GMT -5) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.9 |
| Depth | 8.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.13°N / 82.42°W  (Provincia de Bocas del Toro, Panama) |
| Antipode | 9.13°S / 97.58°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Baru (38 km / 24 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 11 km (7 mi) SW of Quebrada Pastor (Bocas del Toro) (pop: 602) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) S of Almirante (Changuinola District, Bocas del Toro) (pop: 8,740) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) SW of Bocas del Toro (pop: 5,380) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) SSE of Empalme (Bocas del Toro) (pop: 11,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) SSE of Changuinola (Bocas del Toro) (pop: 18,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) N of Boquete (Chiriquí) (pop: 6,120) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 46 km (28 mi) NNE of Volcan (Bugaba, Chiriquí) (pop: 10,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 319 km (198 mi) W of Panama (Panamá) (pop: 408,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  21.9°C (71 F), humidity: 92%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from WSW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.9 | 8 km | PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION | EMSC |
| 3.4 | 22 km | Panama-Costa Rica Border Region | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.9, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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