Image Credit: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP).
5.9 Earthquake Located South of Panama
USGS via BBSNews 2006-01-05 -- A moderate earthquake occurred at 03:39:58 (UTC) on Friday, January 6, 2006. The magnitude 5.9 event has been located SOUTH OF PANAMA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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A magnitude 5.9 earthquake SOUTH OF PANAMA has occurred at:
6.59N 82.27W Depth 10km Fri Jan 6 03:39:58 2006 UTC
Time: Universal Time (UTC) Fri Jan 6 03:39:58 2006
Time Near Epicenter Thu Jan 5 22:39:58 2006
Eastern Standard Time (EST) Thu Jan 5 22:39:58 2006
Central Standard Time (CST) Thu Jan 5 21:39:58 2006
Mountain Standard Time (MST) Thu Jan 5 20:39:58 2006
Pacific Standard Time (PST) Thu Jan 5 19:39:58 2006
Alaska Standard Time (AST) Thu Jan 5 18:39:58 2006
Hawaii Standard Time (HST) Thu Jan 5 17:39:58 2006
Location with respect to nearby cities:
205 km (125 miles) S of David, Panama
220 km (140 miles) SW of Santiago, Panama
245 km (155 miles) SSE of Golfito, Costa Rica
400 km (250 miles) SW of PANAMA CITY, Panama
For maps, additional information, and subsequent updates, please consult: earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/ushpad.htm.
Flinn-Engdahl Region Number = 083
For the most significant earthquakes, information may also be available from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program home page at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ and the USGS home page at http://www.usgs.gov/.The earthquake information delivered in this breaking news story is preliminary and subject to revision after further review by the relevent authorities.
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