Terremoto moderato mag. 4.3 - North Pacific Ocean, 45 km a sud ovest da David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panamá, sábbato, 27 febbraio 2021 -

Terremoto moderato mag. 4.3 - North Pacific Ocean, 45 km a sud ovest da David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panamá, sábbato, 27 febbraio 2021

Terremoto moderato magnitudine 4.3 at 21 km depth

27 Feb 05:02 UTC: Primo a segnalare: EMSC dopo 4 minuti.
27 Feb 05:17: Magnitudine ricalcolata da 4.0 a 4.3. Profondità ricalcolata da 8.0 a 21.0 km (da 5 a 13 mi). Posizione dell'epicentro corretta di 6 km (3.7 mi) al SSW.
Update Sat, 27 Feb 2021, 05:18
Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.3 just reported 45 km southwest of David, Panama
4.3 quake 26 Feb 11:58 pm (GMT -5)
4.3 quake 26 Feb 11:58 pm (GMT -5)
A shallow magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported late at night near David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Friday 26 February 2021 at 11:58 pm local time at a shallow depth of 21 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 Puerto Armuelles (pop. 11,700) located 7 km from the epicenter, El Palmar (pop. 4,500) 8 km away, Manaca Civil (pop. 1,200) 8 km away, Manaca Norte (pop. 1,300) 9 km away, Divala (pop. 2,500) 20 km away, La Concepcion (pop. 17,700) 35 km away, Pedregal (pop. 17,400) 42 km away, and David (pop. 82,000) 45 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Las Lomas (pop. 11,700) located 50 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:

Data & ora: 27 Feb 2021 04:58:30 UTC -
Ora locale a epicentro: Friday, 26 Feb 2021 23:58 (GMT -5)
Magnitudine: 4.3
Profondità: 21.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 8.25°N / 82.8°W (North Pacific Ocean, Panamá)
Vulcano più vicino: Baru (62 km / 39 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
7 km ESE da Puerto Armuelles (pop: 11,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
20 km SSO da Divala (pop: 2,510) --> Vedi sismi vicini
22 km S da Progreso (PA.02.0419) (pop: 2,210) --> Vedi sismi vicini
31 km OSO da Guarumal (pop: 1,580) --> Vedi sismi vicini
35 km SO da La Concepcion (pop: 17,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
42 km OSO da Pedregal (Distrito de David) (pop: 17,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
45 km OSO da David (pop: 82,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
50 km OSO da Las Lomas (Distrito de David) (pop: 11,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
61 km SSO da Volcan (Bugaba) (pop: 10,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
370 km OSO da Panamá (pop: 408,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 26.7°C (80 F), humidity: 87%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NW
Fonte dati primaria: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
4.321 kmPANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGIONEMSC
4.14 km16 Km Al Norte De Limones, Distrito Barú, Panamá, PanamaINETER
4.321 km16 Km Al Este De Puerto Armuelles, Panama.RSN

User reports for this quake (2)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
7.3 km W of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / very short (reported through our app)
18.5 km NNW of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)
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