Did you feel the magnitude 6.0 earthquake in Panama? - terremoto en Panama
It happened at 1:49AM, Saturday, July 4, 2009 according to the USGS. It was about 65 miles northeast of Panama City off the coast of the Kuna Yala province.
This is the first earthquake I've been through. I actually didn't feel it though, but my wife, mother-in-law and son did. My wife woke me up because she felt the trembling and ordered me to the kids' room because she felt as though the building might fall. Luckily, it didn't! :)
What was strange was that even though it shook things somewhat, nothing in the apartment was displaced. I wish I could have experienced it personally since an earthquake is naturally not something that I wish would happen again.
According to the USGS, there has been no report of human loss or property damage.
Tags: panama, terremoto, earthquake, naturaldisaster
