| type = Strike-slip [4]
| affected = Panama, Costa Rica
| damage =
| intensity = VII (Very strong) [5]
| pga =
| tsunami =
| landslide =
| foreshocks =
| aftershocks = 6.0 {{M|w|link=y}} Aug 7 at 23:59 UTC [6]
| casualties = 11–15 injured [4][5]
}}The 2002 Burica earthquake occurred on {{tooltip|July 30 at 19:16:48 local time|00:16:48 on July 31 UTC}} off the coast of Panama. It had a magnitude of {{M|w|link=y}} 6.5.[1] The epicenter was located off the southeastern coast of Burica Peninsula, close to the Costa Rica–Panama border. Some homes collapsed and at least 11 people were reported injured, both in Panama and in Costa Rica. The strongest intensity reached VII (Very strong) in Puerto Armuelles, Panama. It was felt with III (Weak) to IV (Light) around San Jose, Costa Rica. Shops in the center of Puerto Armuelles suffered from loss such as fallen merchandise and broken window glass. This earthquake occurred along the Panama Fracture Zone, which is a right lateral transform fault that marks the boundary between the Cocos Plate and the Nazca Plate.[2]
See also
- List of earthquakes in 2002
- List of earthquakes in Costa Rica
- List of earthquakes in Panama
References
1. ^{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_2002.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-09-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126102237/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_2002.php |archivedate=2010-01-26 |df= }}
2. ^http://www.lis.ucr.ac.cr/clase_index/tv/investigacion/publicaciones/02.pdf
3. ^1 2 {{citation|title=PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/static/lfs/data/pager/catalogs/|author=USGS|date=September 4, 2009|publisher=United States Geological Survey|series=Version 2008_06.1}}
4. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=M6.5 - south of Panama|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000b923#general_summary|author=USGS|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}
5. ^1 {{cite web|title=M6.0 - south of Panama|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000b9gc#general_summary|author=USGS|publisher=United States Geological Survey}}