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Preliminary Event Briefing - Earthquake - Panama - June 17 2023
Description

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred at 04:58:17 (UTC) on 17 June 2023, 69.3 km (43.1 mi) N of Boca Chica, Chiriquí Province, Panama; 86.2 km (53.6 mi) N of Pedregal, Chiriquí Province and 91.6 (56.9 mi) N of Las Lomas, Chiriquí Province. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 7.608°N, 82.334°W, and at a depth of 16.9 km (10.5 mi).

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