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2002 Burica earthquake

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Several buildings were destroyed by the earthquake, although these were in a poor condition before the shaking started. At Puerto Armuelles, the banana dock was badly affected and some houses of wooden or unreinforced masonry construction had to be abandoned, due to either their collapse or the
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depth of 4.2 km are all consistent with movement on the Panama Fracture Zone. The mainshock was followed by a series of aftershocks, the largest of which was a M
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Morell, Kristin; Fisher, Donald; Gardner, Thomas (2008). "Inner forearc response to subduction of the Panama Fracture Zone, southern Central America".
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degree of structural damage suffered. Generally light injuries were reported, with a total of between 8 and 15 people affected.
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6.5. The epicenter was located off the southeastern coast of Burica Peninsula, close to the
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is being subducted. The boundary between the Cocos and Nazca plates is formed by the
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To the northwest of the border area between Panama and Costa Rica
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Linkimer, L.; Schmidt, V.; Boschini, I. (September 2002).
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that intersects with the Middle America Trench to form a
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indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths
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It was felt with III ( 35: 28: 532:United States Geological Survey 514:United States Geological Survey 492:United States Geological Survey 471:United States Geological Survey 375:faulting, the location and the 194: 247:July 30 at 19:16:48 local time 1: 412:List of earthquakes in Panama 466:PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog 128:22.5 km (14.0 mi) 402:List of earthquakes in 2002 330:, which is a right lateral 966: 615:10.1016/j.epsl.2007.09.039 463:USGS (September 4, 2009), 935:Earthquakes in Costa Rica 897: 24: 510:"M6.0 - south of Panama" 488:"M6.5 - south of Panama" 264:Costa Rica–Panama border 253:. It had a magnitude of 607:2008E&PSL.265...82M 322:. To the southeast the 89:July 30, 2002 367: . The observed 243:2002 Burica earthquake 20:2002 Burica earthquake 930:Earthquakes in Panama 469:, Version 2008_06.1, 320:Middle America Trench 737:(7.4/6.1, Mar 3/25) 328:Panama Fracture Zone 292:Panama Fracture Zone 227:Aug 7 at 23:59 UTC 681:Earthquakes in 2002 150: /  55:2002-07-31 00:16:48 21: 945:2002 in Costa Rica 641:authoritative data 912: 911: 249:off the coast of 239: 238: 957: 925:2002 earthquakes 825:Burica Peninsula 671: 664: 657: 648: 619: 618: 590: 584: 583: 581: 579: 573: 564: 547: 546: 544: 543: 534:. Archived from 524: 518: 517: 505: 496: 495: 483: 474: 473: 460: 449: 448: 435: 347:7.7) and 1979 (M 345: 298:Tectonic setting 276:Puerto Armuelles 260: 248: 225: 210: 208: 196: 165: 164: 162: 161: 160: 155: 151: 148: 147: 146: 143: 119: 96: 94: 39: 38: 32: 22: 965: 964: 960: 959: 958: 956: 955: 954: 915: 914: 913: 908: 903: 893: 870: 847: 830: 813: 793: 790:(4.8, April 25) 784:(5.7, April 24) 778:(5.1, April 20) 758: 723: 703: 686: 675: 643:for this event. 628: 623: 622: 592: 591: 587: 577: 575: 571: 566: 565: 550: 541: 539: 526: 525: 521: 507: 506: 499: 485: 484: 477: 462: 461: 452: 444:, Version 2.0, 437: 436: 425: 420: 398: 389: 382: 369:focal mechanism 366: 357: 350: 344: 336:triple junction 332:transform fault 316:Caribbean Plate 300: 259: 224: 202: 200: 158: 156: 152: 149: 144: 141: 139: 137: 136: 118: 101:Local time 92: 90: 86:Local date 44: 43: 42: 41: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 963: 961: 953: 952: 947: 942: 940:2002 in Panama 937: 932: 927: 917: 916: 910: 909: 898: 895: 894: 892: 891: 885: 878: 876: 872: 871: 869: 868: 862: 855: 853: 849: 848: 846: 845: 838: 836: 832: 831: 829: 828: 821: 819: 815: 814: 812: 811: 807:(6.5, Jun 22) 801: 799: 795: 794: 792: 791: 785: 779: 776:Au Sable Forks 773: 772:(5.3, April 1) 766: 764: 760: 759: 757: 756: 750: 744: 731: 729: 725: 724: 722: 721: 711: 709: 705: 704: 702: 701: 694: 692: 688: 687: 676: 674: 673: 666: 659: 651: 645: 644: 627: 626:External links 624: 621: 620: 601:(1–2): 82–95. 585: 548: 519: 497: 475: 450: 422: 421: 419: 416: 415: 414: 409: 404: 397: 394: 388: 385: 380: 364: 356: 353: 351:  6.5). 348: 342: 299: 296: 257: 237: 236: 235:11–15 injured 233: 229: 228: 222: 216: 212: 211: 198: 191: 190: 181: 180:Areas affected 177: 176: 171: 167: 166: 154:7.91°N 82.75°W 134: 130: 129: 126: 122: 121: 116: 110: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 87: 83: 82: 77: 70: 69: 64: 57: 56: 53: 46: 45: 34: 33: 27: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 962: 951: 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 922: 920: 906: 901: 896: 889: 886: 883: 880: 879: 877: 873: 867:(5.9, Oct 31) 866: 863: 861:(6.2, Oct 24) 860: 857: 856: 854: 850: 843: 840: 839: 837: 833: 827:(6.5, Jul 30) 826: 823: 822: 820: 816: 810: 806: 803: 802: 800: 796: 789: 786: 783: 780: 777: 774: 771: 768: 767: 765: 761: 755:(7.1, Mar 31) 754: 751: 748: 745: 743: 740: 736: 733: 732: 730: 726: 720: 717:(6.5, Feb 3) 716: 713: 712: 710: 706: 699: 696: 695: 693: 689: 685: 682: 679: 672: 667: 665: 660: 658: 653: 652: 649: 642: 638: 634: 630: 629: 625: 616: 612: 608: 604: 600: 596: 589: 586: 570: 563: 561: 559: 557: 555: 553: 549: 538:on 2010-01-26 537: 533: 529: 523: 520: 515: 511: 504: 502: 498: 493: 489: 482: 480: 476: 472: 468: 467: 459: 457: 455: 451: 447: 443: 442: 434: 432: 430: 428: 424: 417: 413: 410: 408: 405: 403: 400: 399: 395: 393: 386: 384: 378: 374: 370: 362: 354: 352: 346: 337: 333: 329: 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 305: 304:oceanic crust 297: 295: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 252: 244: 234: 230: 226: 217: 213: 209: 206: 199: 192: 189: 185: 182: 178: 175: 172: 168: 163: 135: 131: 127: 123: 120: 111: 107: 103: 99: 88: 84: 81: 78: 76: 71: 68: 65: 62: 58: 54: 51: 47: 31: 23: 904: 899: 890:(7.9, Nov 3) 884:(7.3, Nov 2) 844:(7.6, Sep 9) 824: 808: 805:Bou'in-Zahra 749:(7.5, Mar 5) 741: 738: 718: 700:(7.2, Jan 2) 637:bibliography 598: 594: 588: 576:. 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Index

2002 Burica earthquake is located in Central America
UTC
ISC
3232876
ANSS
ComCat
Mw
7°55′N 82°45′W / 7.91°N 82.75°W / 7.91; -82.75
Strike-slip
Panama
Costa Rica
MMI VII (Very strong)
Mw
Panama
Mw
Costa Rica–Panama border
Costa Rica
Puerto Armuelles
San Jose
Panama Fracture Zone
oceanic crust
Cocos Plate
subducted
Caribbean Plate
Middle America Trench
Nazca Plate
Panama Fracture Zone
transform fault
triple junction
Ms

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