Magnitude 5.7 quake hits Panama-Costa Rica border, no deaths reported

Magnitude 5.7 quake hits Panama-Costa Rica border, no deaths reported

Reuters

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the Panama-Costa Rica border region on Monday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), according to GFZ data.

Local authorities from Panama and Costa Rica didn't immediately any damages.

The epicenter was located about 7 km (4 miles) southeast of the town of Puerto Armuelles, in the border region between the two Central American nations, according to the Institute of Geosciences of the University of Panama.

(Reporting by Shreya Biswas in Bengaluru, Alvaro Murillo in Costa Rica and Elida Moreno in Panama ; Editing by Leslie Adler and Sarah Morland)