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2003 Puerto Armuelles earthquake

UTC time	2003-12-25 07:11:11
ISC event	7216954
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	December 25, 2003
Local time	02:11
Magnitude	6.5 Mw
Depth	33 km
Epicenter	8°24′58″N 82°49′26″W / 8.416°N 82.824°W / 8.416; -82.824
Type	Strike-slip
Max. intensity	MMI VIII (Severe)
Casualties	2 dead 75 injured

The 2003 Puerto Armuelles earthquake occurred on December 25 at 02:11 local time (07:11 UTC). The epicenter was located in Panama, at about 7 km east of Puerto Armuelles, near the Panama-Costa Rica border. The earthquake had a magnitude of M_w 6.5. Two people were reported dead in Puerto Armuelles. There was building damage in Panama and Costa Rica. Power outage lasted for about four hours in Puerto Armuelles. The maximal intensity was MM VIII in Finca Naranjo, Costa Rica. The intensity was MM VII in Armuelles, Panama, and MM IV in Limón and the Central Valley, Costa Rica, including San José. This earthquake could also be felt in Panama City.

See also

• List of earthquakes in 2003
• List of earthquakes in Costa Rica
• List of earthquakes in Panama

References

1. ^ PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, September 4, 2009, archived from the original on 2020-03-13
2. "Terremoto del 25 de Diciembre del 2003" (in Spanish). Instituto de Geociencias – Universidad de Panamá.
3. "Van a reparar Policentro de Puerto Armuelles" (in Spanish). Crítica. 15 Feb 2006. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
4. Linkimer, Lepolt; Schmidt, Víctor (April 2004). "Sismos en la península de burica entre diciembre del 2003 y febrero del 2004" (PDF) (in Spanish). Laboratorio de ingeniería sísmica, Instituto de investigaciones en ingeniería, Universidad de Costa Rica. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
5. Rojas, Wilfredo; Barquero, Rafael (December 2003). "Terremoto Puerto Armuellas" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011.
6. Person, Waverly J.; Benfield, Pamela J. "Significant Earthquakes of the World, 2003". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 22 April 2013.

External links

• M 6.5 – Panama-Costa Rica border region – United States Geological Survey
• The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.

• 2003 earthquakes
• 2003 in Costa Rica
• 2003 in Panama
• Earthquakes in Costa Rica
• Earthquakes in Panama
• December 2003 events in North America