M4.6 earthquake near Tumaco, Nariño
3643 d ago · 26 Oct 2016, 14:17 UTC south of Panama
What happened
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck south of Panama on 26 Oct 2016, 14:17 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Tumaco, about 131 km away in Nariño, Colombia.
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