Overall Green Earthquake alert in Panama on 21 Jul 2021 21:15 UTC

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M 6.8 in Panama on 21 Jul 2021 21:15 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	6.8M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	7.5904 , -82.8813
Event Date:	21 Jul 2021 21:15 UTC 21 Jul 2021 15:15 Local
Exposed Population:	About 84000 people in MMI About 88000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us6000exs5
Inserted at:	21 Jul 2021 21:47 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score:	4 (Panama)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Panama= 4; Costa Rica= 2.7

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake (Shakemap)		Tsunami		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0.3		0.3
us6000exs5	Scaled population (raster)	0	Max wave alert	0m
	C1 shakemap	-0.59	Max wave realtime	0.36m
	C2 shakemap	0.53
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

ID	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1386812	0.1	21 Jul 2021 21:15	7M, 33km	N/A	3 thousand (in 100km)	0.1m (at 00:57)	00:17	PTWC
1386813	0	21 Jul 2021 21:15	7M, 33km	N/A	4 thousand (in 100km)	0.1m (at 00:57)	00:22	NTWC
1386819	0.3	21 Jul 2021 21:15	6.8M, 10km	N/A	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.4m (at 00:10)	00:32	NEIC
1386831	0.1	21 Jul 2021 21:15	6.7M, 10km	5.53	N/A (in MMI>=VII)	0.2m (at 00:12)	01:15	NEIC

The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.

The episode that has the last updated information.

* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Panama ,of Chiriqui (population 989) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity	Population
	84000 people

Shakemaps Timeline

Shake id #	episodeid	Lat/Lon	Magnitude	Depth	Max MMI	Date shake (UTC)	Delay (hh:mm)
1	1386819	7.59/-82.881	6.8	10.0	5.54	21 Jul 2021 21:38	00:23	(new episode)
2	1386831	7.416/-82.789	6.7	10.0	5.424	21 Jul 2021 22:39	01:24	(new episode)
3	1386831	7.416/-82.789	6.7	10.0	5.424	21 Jul 2021 23:20	02:05	(upd of #2)
4	1386831	7.416/-82.789	6.7	10.0	5.53	22 Jul 2021 21:20	1d 00:04	(upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Chiriqui	Panama	60000 people
Puntarenas	Costa Rica	14000 people
Chiriqui	Panama	450000 people
Puntarenas	Costa Rica	210000 people
Veraguas	Panama	210000 people
Bocas del Toro	Panama	180000 people
Limon	Costa Rica	21000 people
San Jose	Costa Rica	74000 people
Herrera	Panama	17000 people
Cocle	Panama	1300 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Tallo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	74 km
Quebrada Corotú	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	79 km
Puerto Armuelles	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	19000 people	96 km
San Bartolo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	100 km
La Esperanza	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	109 km
Davalá	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	110 km
Alanje	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1300 people	111 km
Progreso	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	2100 people	114 km
Puerto Real	Bocas del Toro	Panama	Village	-	101 km
Boca Chica	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	109 km
Pedregal	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	16000 people	113 km
El Trapiche	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	117 km
Divala	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	118 km
La Cuesta	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	118 km
Sitio Lázaro	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	118 km
David	Chiriquí	Panama	Major city	83000 people	119 km
Chiriquí	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	119 km
Horconcitos	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	<1000 people	121 km
Santo Domingo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1200 people	121 km
El Alto de Escárrea	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	122 km
Concepción	Chiriquí	Panama	City	-	123 km
Boquerón	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	3100 people	123 km
Capacho	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	124 km
Pueblo Nuevo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	124 km
Alto de Gariché	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	124 km
Boca del Monte	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	127 km
San Lorenzo	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	127 km
Cerrillos	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	130 km
Florida	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	131 km
Cueta	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	131 km
Unión	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	133 km
Santa Cruz	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	133 km
San Félix	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	133 km
Dolega	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1600 people	134 km
Gualaca	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	2700 people	134 km
Punto Jimenez	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	135 km
Las Lajas	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1200 people	137 km
Neily	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	137 km
Potrerillos	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	138 km
Remedios	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	<1000 people	138 km
Mirador	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	139 km
La Planta	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	141 km
Golfito	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	6700 people	141 km
Rosario	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	143 km
Caldera	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	144 km
El Perú	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	144 km
Potrerillos Arriba	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	1000 people	144 km
Italcancori	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	144 km
La Vaca	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	146 km
Tabasará	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	146 km
Maguey	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	146 km
Plaza de Caisán	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	147 km
El Nancito	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	148 km
Cerrón	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	149 km
Mamey	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	149 km
Paja de Sombrero	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	149 km
Guaria	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	149 km
Peninsula de Osa	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	150 km
El Hato del Volcán	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	151 km
Cerro Mono	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	152 km
Cabimal	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	152 km
Fuente del Carmen	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	154 km
Tolé	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	3200 people	154 km
Quebrada Seca	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	155 km
Sereno	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	155 km
Sabalito	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	155 km
Boquete	Chiriquí	Panama	City	6000 people	155 km
El Bajadero	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	156 km
Linda Vista	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	156 km
Cerro Virulí	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	157 km
Silla de Pando	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	158 km
Piedras Blancas	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	158 km
Cerro Punta	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	3000 people	160 km
Aguas Claras	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	162 km
Chumbaga	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	162 km
Ganadera	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	163 km
El Piro	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	164 km
Alto de San Juanito	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	166 km
La Galera	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	166 km
Las Palmas	Veraguas	Panama	Village	1500 people	167 km
La Mariposa	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	168 km
Carrizal	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	169 km
Santa Catalina	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	170 km
Sabanilla	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	171 km
Venecia	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	172 km
El Tigre	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	173 km
Peña Blanca	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	174 km
La Jiménez	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	175 km
Sono	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	175 km
San Cristóbal	Chiriquí	Panama	Village	-	175 km
Las Vueltas	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	176 km
Guarumalito	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	178 km
Chiriquicito Número Tres	Bocas del Toro	Panama	Village	-	178 km
Potrero Grande	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	181 km
La Playa	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	182 km
Los Arenas	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	184 km
Cerro Plata	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	184 km
Los Abrego	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	184 km
Paraguay	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	185 km
Fish Creek	Bocas del Toro	Panama	Village	-	185 km
Boruca	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	185 km
Puerto Orla	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	185 km
Palmar Sur	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	-	186 km
La Sabaneta	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	186 km
Robalo	Bocas del Toro	Panama	Village	-	188 km
El Jacinto	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	188 km
Puerto Cortés	Puntarenas	Costa Rica	Village	3500 people	188 km
Agua Viva	Veraguas	Panama	Village	-	189 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Puerto Armuelles		13				0	95 km
Enrique Malek International	DAV	27	Civ.	Paved	Yes	5900	115 km
Coto 47	OTR	8	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	133 km
Gualaca		152				0	135 km
Puerto Jimenez	PJM	unknown				0	136 km
Finca 63		11	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	140 km
Golfito	GLF	15	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	144 km
Las Tierras Altas		1524				0	150 km
San Vito de Java	TOO	984	Civ.	Paved	No	3200	157 km
Nuevo Palmar Sur		5				0	184 km
Palmar Sur	PMZ	15	Civ.	Paved	No	4500	185 km
La Plantacion		10				0	197 km
Buenos Aires	BAI	370	Civ.	Paved	No	3100	203 km
Ruben Cantu		83	Civ.	Paved	No	3100	216 km
Bocas del Toro	BOC	3	Civ.	Paved	Yes	4900	221 km
Finca 67		9				0	225 km
Captain Manuel Nino	CHX	6	Civ.	Paved	No	3600	228 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Puerto Armuelles	PAAML	Panama	96 km
Parida Island		Panama	91 km
Pedregal	PAPED	Panama	112 km
Co Doq Island		Panama	114 km
Golfito	CRGLF	Costa Rica	140 km
San Juan		Panama	142 km
Puerto Jimenez		Costa Rica	146 km
Chiriqui Grande	PACHG	Panama	183 km
Robal		Panama	185 km
Almirante	PAPAM	Panama	211 km
Bocas Del Toro		Panama	221 km

Dams

Intensity	Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
		Fortuna		n/a	159 km

More information

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