6.1 magnitude earthquake south of Panama

(CNN Spanish) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shook the south of Panama this Saturday at 3:56 p.m. (local time), according to reports from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The seismic focus was located 9.1 kilometers deep and the epicenter was located 130 kilometers south of Punta Burica, Panama.

So far there is no tsunami threat to the Pacific coast of Colombia, according to the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD).