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An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the Pacific Ocean in south of Panama near the island of Coiba on Friday. The quake caused heavy tremors in parts of Panama and neighboring Costa Rica. However, local authorities did not immediately report any damages.
The quake occurred about 78 km (45 miles) southwest of Coiba—a national park and former penal colony—at a shallow depth of 10 km, according to the United States Geological Survey and local officials.
Watch centers across the region stated that a tsunami was not expected.
A video shared on social media showed suitcases shaking heavily for about a minute in a room in Burica, a town on the southern end of Panama’s shared border with Costa Rica, approximately 123 km from the epicenter.
(With Inputs from Reuters)
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