1621 Panama earthquake

Earthquake in Panama with minor tsunami in 1621 1621 Panama Earthquake Iglesia y Convento de las Monjas de la Concepción...-.jpg Ruins of the Convento de la Concepción Central America yes 2 May, 1621 ~16:30 (UTC-5) 8.6 -79.3 region:PA_type:event inline,title Strike-slip Pedro Miguel Fault Moderate VII Minor One felt The 1621 Panama earthquake, also known as the Panamá Viejo earthquake occurred between 16:30 and 16:45 (UTC−5) on 2 May, 1621. It is considered to be the first documented violent quake in the Isthmus of Panama, with the epicenter at Pedro Miguel Fault, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). The quake shook and partially destroyed the Old Panama City, (Panama Viejo), which at that time was a town of about 5,000 inhabitants. It left extensive damage, especially with buildings made of masonry which were partially or fully destroyed.Boletín de vulcanología https://books.google.com/books?id=7gVOAQAAIAAJ 1994 La Escuela Spanish 10–15 Among the buildings that suffered total collapse were the council, municipal, barracks and prison buildings, and the house of the judge of the Audiencia of Panama. The Convento de la Concepción and the Church of the Society of Jesus also suffered considerable damage, but were only partially rebuilt.Calvo Alfredo Castillero Historia general de Panamá https://books.google.com/books?id=X1VrAAAAMAAJ 2004 Comité Nacional del Centenario de la República 978-9962-02-582-5 318 The earthquake was preceded by a minor earthquake, which occurred between 9:00-10:00 (UTC-5) and a small tsunami was reported by a witness, which flooded a street bordering the coast of Panama city. See also List of earthquakes in Panama List of historical earthquakes References Significant Earthquake Database https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20060929000601/http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/form?t=101650&s=1&d=1 dead September 29, 2006 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA 10.7289/V5TD9V7K 1972 Data Set Sources Coseismic offset of the Camino De Cruces confirms the Pegro Miguel Fault as the cause of the AD 1621 Panamá Viejo earthquake http://www.earthconsultants.com/cms/pdf/LasCrucesPaper.pdf E. M. Gath T. K. Rockwell 2009 1st INQUA-IGCP-567 International Workshop on Earthquake Archaeology and Palaeoseismology Baelo Claudia, Spain 2015-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125809/http://www.earthconsultants.com/cms/pdf/LasCrucesPaper.pdf 2015-12-22 dead Category:Earthquakes in Panama Category:1620s earthquakes Category:1621 disasters