(prensa.com) A new earthquake was registered in the Republic of Panama yesterday, Feb. 22, 2011. This one – the ninth to hit the country so far in February, was detected in the “fracture zone” (in the Pacific, off the coast of Chiriquí) with a magnitude of 4.2 on the Richter scale, as per the records of the Institute of Geosciences of the University of Panama.
According to the report, the tremor occurred at 2:56 a.m. and was located at coordinates 6.16 ° N, 82.7 ° W at a depth of 10 kilometers.
Of the nine quakes to shake Panama this month, the one with the highest magnitude occurred on Feb. 7 in Puerto Armuelles, which reached 5.2 on the Richter scale at a depth of 4.5 kilometers, according to the data provided on the website of the institute.
| Sismo en la Zona de Fractura de Panamá.: (Ver Mapa: Estático – Dinámico) |
| No: 447 – Fecha: 2011-02-21 – Hora(UTC): 07:56:00 – Hora Local (Panamá): 2011-02-21 02:56:00 Magnitud: 4.2 – Profundidad: 10.00 Km |
El 21 de febrero a las 02:56 de la madrugada se registro un sismo con una magnitud de 4.2 en la Zona de Fractura de Panamá. Este sismo se localizo en las coordenadas siguientes: 6.16°N, 82.7°W y una profundidad de 10 km…. |