Wednesday, May 28, 2008

5.5 Mw - PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.5 Mw
Date-Time
26 May 2008 15:01:36 UTC
26 May 2008 10:01:36 near epicenter
26 May 2008 09:01:36 standard time in your timezone
Location
8.476N 82.896W
Depth
35 km
Distances
51 km (32 miles) W (275 degrees) of David, Panama
119 km (74 miles) SW (217 degrees) of Bocas del Toro, Panama
170 km (106 miles) S (176 degrees) of Limon, Costa Rica
211 km (131 miles) SE (142 degrees) of SAN JOSE, Costa Rica
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 6.0 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 206; Dmin = 345.0 km; Rmss = 1.02 seconds; Gp = 79°M-type = Mw; Version = S
Event ID
US 2008smav ***This event has been revised.
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