M 6.7 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: 6.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 7.4162 , -82.7894
Event Date: 21 Jul 2021 21:15 UTC
21 Jul 2021 15:15 Local
Exposed Population: 190000 people in MMI
About 25000 people within 100km
Source: NEIC us6000exs5
Inserted at: 21 Jul 2021 22:30 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 0.1 0.1
us6000exs5 Scaled population (vector) 0 Max wave alert 0.17m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0.17m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.87      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*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 6,395) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
200000 people


Shakemaps Timeline

AlertShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1386819 7.59/-82.881 6.8 10.0 5.54 21 Jul 2021 21:38 00:23 (new episode)
2 0 1386831 7.416/-82.789 6.7 10.0 5.424 21 Jul 2021 22:39 01:24 (new episode)
3 0 1386831 7.416/-82.789 6.7 10.0 5.424 21 Jul 2021 23:20 02:05 (upd of #2)
4 0 1386831 7.416/-82.789 6.7 10.0 5.53 22 Jul 2021 21:20 1d 00:04 (upd of #3)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Chiriqui Panama 160000 people
Puntarenas Costa Rica 31000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity 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
Pedregal Chiriquí Panama Village 16000 people 113 km
Progreso Chiriquí Panama Village 2100 people 114 km
La Cuesta Puntarenas Costa Rica Village - 118 km
David Chiriquí Panama Major city 83000 people 119 km
Chiriquí Chiriquí Panama Village - 119 km

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Critical infrastructure

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

Airports

Intensity 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

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Puerto Armuelles PAAML Panama 96 km
Pedregal PAPED Panama 112 km

More information

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