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malaise

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Sun May 12, 2019, 06:57 PM May 2019

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake: Costa Rica and Panama 12 km from Gmez, Chiriqu, Panam

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earthquake-panama-costa-rica-today-2019-05-12/
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A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rattled homes in southwest Panama on Sunday near the border with Costa Rica, damaging buildings and injuring at least one person, but there were no immediate reports of fatalities, authorities said. The quake struck some 4 miles southeast of Plaza de Caisán, Panama, at a depth of about 12 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

Panamanian authorities said there was no tsunami alert from the quake. Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela said on Twitter that some shops and houses were damaged and that a woman was injured in the Panamanian port of Puerto Armuelles when the quake caused the ceiling of her home to cave in.

Puerto Armuelles is near the epicenter of the quake. A local police spokeswoman said some buildings were damaged, but there
were no initial reports of fatalities.
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