Very strong and shallow M6.6 earthquake off the coast of Panama

Very strong and shallow M6.6 earthquake off the coast of Panama

A very strong and shallow earthquake measuring M6.6 (USGS) on the Richter scale was registered off the coast of Punta de Burica in the Panama – Costa Rica border region at 08:54 UTC on December 8, 2014. This quake comes 2 days after M6.0 hit the same region.USGS reports

Strong and shallow M6.0 registered off the coast of Panama

Strong and shallow M6.0 registered off the coast of Panama

A strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake was registered off the coast of Punta de Burica in Panama – Costa Rica border region at 17:21 UTC on December 6, 2014. USGS is reporting depth of 14 km (8.7 miles). EMSC registered it as M5.8 at depth 30 km (18 miles).Epicenter was l

Very strong earthquake M 6.8 struck off the coast of Panama

Very strong earthquake M 6.8 struck off the coast of Panama

A very strong earthquake measuring M 6.8 on the Richter scale was registered off the coast of Panama at 06:35 UTC (01:35 local time) on May 13, 2014. Epicenter was located 105 km (65 miles) SE of Punta de Burica and 124 km (77 miles) S of Pedreg

Two strong and shallow earthquakes struck south of Panama

Two strong and shallow earthquakes struck south of Panama

The first one struck at 00:45 UTC on June 4, 2012 with magnitude 6.2 according USGS. Epicenter was located 356 km (221 miles) SSW of Santiago, Panama and 526 km (326 miles) SW of  Panama City, Panama (5.287°N, 82.580°W). Recorded depth was 9.7 km (6.0

6,1 earthquake hit south of Panama

6,1 earthquake hit south of Panama

A 6.1 earthquake has struck off the coast of Panama at the shallow depth of 10 km. This, once again, affirms our warnings about the growing dangerous dynamism and tension around the Cocos Plate, Baja California and the Caribbean Plate. In the meantime, heightened