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Brief Report

A Report of the Observed Intensity and Structural Damage during the Mw 5.3 Earthquake in Santo Domingo (Province of Chiriquí, Panamá) on 8 July 2024

by
Luis A. Pinzón
1,2,*,
Yessica Vargas
3 and
Diego A. Hidalgo-Leiva
4
1
Scientific and Technological Research Center, Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua (USMA), Panama City 0819, Panama
2
Sistema Nacional de Investigación (SNI), Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SENACYT), Panama City 0824, Panama
3
Engineering and Architecture Department, Ministry of Housing and Land Management (MIVIOT), Chiriquí 0426, Panama
4
Earthquake Engineering Laboratory, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose 3620-60, Costa Rica
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Geosciences 2024, 14(8), 216; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14080216
Submission received: 19 July 2024 / Revised: 12 August 2024 / Accepted: 13 August 2024 / Published: 15 August 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Natural Hazards)
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Abstract

On 8 July 2024, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the province of Chiriquí in Panama, primarily impacting areas characterized by informal settlements and low-income neighborhoods. The earthquake was recorded by both the Panama Accelerographic Network and the Costa Rican Strong Motion Network, with accelerations exceeding 150 cm/s2. The National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC) reported damage to 24 residences and public infrastructure, including hospitals and schools. Despite the material damage, no fatalities were reported. The Ministry of Housing and Land Management (MIVIOT), the Ministry of Education (MEDUCA), and the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) also participated in the assessment and response efforts. This report presents the measurements and damage observed during the event.
Keywords: accelerograms; Chiriquí; earthquake; Panamá; structural damage accelerograms; Chiriquí; earthquake; Panamá; structural damage

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Pinzón, L.A.; Vargas, Y.; Hidalgo-Leiva, D.A. A Report of the Observed Intensity and Structural Damage during the Mw 5.3 Earthquake in Santo Domingo (Province of Chiriquí, Panamá) on 8 July 2024. Geosciences 2024, 14, 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14080216

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Pinzón LA, Vargas Y, Hidalgo-Leiva DA. A Report of the Observed Intensity and Structural Damage during the Mw 5.3 Earthquake in Santo Domingo (Province of Chiriquí, Panamá) on 8 July 2024. Geosciences. 2024; 14(8):216. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14080216

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Pinzón, Luis A., Yessica Vargas, and Diego A. Hidalgo-Leiva. 2024. "A Report of the Observed Intensity and Structural Damage during the Mw 5.3 Earthquake in Santo Domingo (Province of Chiriquí, Panamá) on 8 July 2024" Geosciences 14, no. 8: 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14080216

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Pinzón, L. A., Vargas, Y., & Hidalgo-Leiva, D. A. (2024). A Report of the Observed Intensity and Structural Damage during the Mw 5.3 Earthquake in Santo Domingo (Province of Chiriquí, Panamá) on 8 July 2024. Geosciences, 14(8), 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14080216

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