Chiriquí Chatter

I didn’t, but I understand it was pretty strong here. I think I was driving and never knew a thing about it. Here is the information on the 5.2 magnitude quake.

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It was shaking early here this morning, but I slept through it.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007krar.php

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Last night at about 9:30 PM, as I was lying in bed watching TV, there was a pretty good tremor that provided me with a much needed bed message. The shaking lasted several seconds.
I see that the Instituto de Geociences listed it as being near Puerto Armuelles, Chiriquí.

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According to the Panama Institute of Geosciences, the number of tremors is decreasing in Boquete.
My translation of the Institutes’ post for today:
Between 4:58, in the afternoon of May 14, and 5:00 in the morning on May 16 there have been 13 registered tremors in the area of Boquete of which two were felt. One was [...]

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I decided to drive to Boquete yesterday and see if I could get some current information about the studies that have been being made relative to the continuing seismic activity. I talked with Frank Glavas, who runs the Pension Marilos, and is a long time resident in Boquete. He usually knows the latest news in [...]

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This morning at approximately 3:00 AM I had just sat down to take care of a call by nature. No sooner had I completed my nature appointment, when the tremor hit and the bathroom facilities began to shake. Now the timing couldn’t have been any better. What a refreshing end to one of nature’s calls.
In [...]

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I have just added a new link to the link area. It is for the Institute of Geosciences in the University of Panama.
While it is in Spanish, it is pretty easy to understand. On the left of the website you will see Últimos Sismos (Last Earthquakes). Clicking there will take you to the latest earthquakes. [...]

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I need to give special thanks to one of my readers that sent me an email with the following attached piece by Leila R. Shelton-Louhi. Jim Sayers provided the English translation
Crisis sísmica en Chiriquí: ¿Qué significa y qué hacer?
Seismic crisis in Chiriquí: What it means and what to do?
Leila R. Shelton-Louhi: Panamá, 06 de [...]

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But I was shaking in my bed a little after 4:00 AM this morning. This may be the first earthquake this year in this area. If there were others, I slept through them. This one was 5.2 in strength.
I just re-looked at the map and see that there were two last night. The first was [...]

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What is going on? This last quake was smaller than the previous, but it felt stronger.

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