Magnitude-6.8 quake strikes off coast of Panama; no tsunami threat to Hawaii
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U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY A preliminary magnitude 6.8 quake struck off the coast of Panama this morning but does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii.
A preliminary magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Panama this morning but does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii.
The quake struck 30.7 miles south of Punta de Burica, Chiriquí, Panama, at 11:15 a.m. Hawaii time at a depth of 6.3 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
“Based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a bulletin.
No serious injuries were immediately reported.
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