Yikes, Another Earthquake!

We had another earthquake 4 days ago rated 5.0. The following news clip put it as very shallow only 6 miles deep and 23 miles from David just east of highway 2. We live 25 km from David just east of highway 2. I figure it was about underneath our house. It happened at about 2:00 am and I was awake in bed. The bed started to shake like a cradle and then it shook a bit stronger. I hunkered down wondering if I should ride it out or make a break for the door. After about 10 seconds it quit but even after the bed quit shaking the house continued to groan and bang and I could hear the rumble in the earth reminiscent of a train passing for about the next 30 seconds. One small aftershock and it was all over...thank you God. I can tell you it got my heart rate up!

Only a few more cracks in the house. They say that after an earthquake then summer will start and the rains will quit. Well sure enough, it hasn't rained in David for 3 days. It has rained here but much less than before. They really swear by it.

Panama Earthquake, Terremoto, Today Felt in Costa Rica

Posted: December 2nd, 2011 in Earthquake by LALATE

LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A strong Panama earthquake today has been felt inCosta Rica. A Panama terremoto today Friday, December 02, 2011 struck in the morning hours. No reports of damage have been detailed yet by news.

Panama experienced a 5.0 magnitude temblor today, USGS reports to news. The terremoto struck shortly before 2 am Friday. USGS indicates to news that the quake had a nominal depth and hence was felt across a wide, a relatively well-populated, region. The quake struck only six miles below the earth’s surface.

Today’s temblor was centered twenty-three miles from David, Panama. It was sixty-nine miles from Bocas del Toro. The quake struck roughly two hundred miles west of Panama City. The terremoto was also twenty-seven miles east of Golfito, Costa Rica.

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The quake was centered inland, east of highway 2. The temblor was northwest of Carrizales, Guarumai, and Santo Tomas. Local news puts the quake east of Puerto Armuellas and Berba. The quake was centered in a populated regionsouth of the Parque Nacional Volcan Baru.

No reports of injuries have been detailed by local new
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