Earthquake details

Thursday, April 7, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Panama on Thursday, April 7, 1983 at 20:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is David (Panama - PA), about 58.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -82.730 and latitude 7.995.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 7.995, -82.730
UTC time 1983-04-07 20:46:41.790
Location David
Country Panama (PA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-04-07

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