Friday 19 April 2024, 22:25: earthquake at South Of Panama
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
Earthquakes with magnitude 4.8 felt at 22:25 on 19 April 2024.
Place: South Of Panama.
On Friday 19 April 2024 at 22:25 an earthquake of magnitude 4.8 and depth 24 km was recorded in South Of Panama. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 22:25 on 19 April 2024 with epicenter South Of Panama, having a depth of 24 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 4.8, therefore between 4 and 5, this earthquake is classified as "light". This type of earthquake generates noticeable
oscillations for interior items, but structural damage to buildings is rare.
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