Magnitude 5.4 earthquake hits Panama’s northern coast – USGS

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -A magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit Panama some 37 miles (59 km) from the Caribbean island of Nargana, the United States Geological Survey said on Monday. Shaking was briefly felt in the capital Panama City.

The Central American country’s IGC Geoscience Institute had issued a preliminary report estimating a magnitude of 6.2. There were no immediate reports of damages.

(Reporting by Elida Moreno; Writing by Sarah Morland; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Edmund Klamann)