The U.S. Geological Survey says a powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has struck within the Caribbean Sea simply off the Panama-Colombia border
PANAMA CITY — A robust earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck Wednesday night time within the Caribbean Sea simply off the Panama-Colombia border, the U.S. Geological Survey mentioned.
There was no quick phrase on whether or not have been any accidents or harm within the close by areas, which aren’t densely populated.
The USGS mentioned the quake was centered about 41 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Puerto Obaldia, Panama. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles). An aftershock with a magnitude of 4.9 adopted about 10 minutes after the unique quake.
Panama’s civil protection company mentioned by way of Twitter that the earthquake was felt within the provinces of Darien, Panama, Guna Yala and West Panama. “There isn’t a report of results,” it mentioned. A short while later, it mentioned Panama’s Nationwide Emergency Operations Heart had dominated out the potential for a tsunami.
The temblor was felt in some elements of Panama’s capital, however not in others. Residents within the Colombian cities of Medellin and Cali additionally felt shaking.
The area shaken is house to the Darien Hole, a sparsely settled space of dense jungle that could be a main land route for migrants heading north out of South America. Tons of of 1000’s of migrants have handed by in recent times.