Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake 59 km east of Changuinola, Panama

Just 14 minutes ago, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Changuinola, Distrito de Changuinola, Provincia de Bocas del Toro, Panama. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022, at 2:43 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 17 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
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 Sal Creek (pop. 150) located 13 km from the epicenter, Isla Bastimentos (pop. 1,500) 16 km away, Bocas del Toro (pop. 5,400) 28 km away, Chiriqui Grande (pop. 1,500) 45 km away, and Almirante (pop. 8,700) 45 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Valle de Risco (pop. 1,200) located 50 km from the epicenter, Empalme (pop. 11,000) 59 km away, Changuinola (pop. 18,000) 59 km away, and El Silencio (pop. 2,000) 60 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 22, 2022 2:43 pm (GMT -5) local time (22 Feb 2022 19:43 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 17.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 9.33°N / 81.99°W (Caribbean Sea, Panama)
Primary data source: EMSC
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