MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake struck a lightly populated area of Panama near its border with Costa Rica on Sunday, causing some wooden porches to collapse and products to shake from store shelves.
Authorities had no reports of serious damage or injuries more than two hours after the tremor.
Prelim M6.1 Earthquake Panama-Costa Rica border region May-12 19:24 UTC, updates https://t.co/DUrJkbZd3u
— USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) May 12, 2019
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a 6.1 preliminary magnitude and was centered seven kilometers (four miles) southeast of the town of Plaza de Caisan. The quake occurred at a depth of about 37 kilometers (22 miles).
Images posted on social media showed simple wooden homes that partially collapsed in rural areas, deep fissures in tightly packed beach sand and entire grocery store shelves that spilled containers of processed food and bottled beverages on the floor.
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