The sequence of earthquakes that shook the border area between Costa Rica and Panama in recent days has its origin near Baru Volcano.
This massif, the highest in Panama, is not currently active but it is the subject of constant studies by experts in volcanology.
Lepolt Linkimer, a geologist at the National Seismological Network (RSN), explained that after a series of analyzes, they determined that the tremors have no origin linked to volcanic activity.
These earthquakes are happening very close to Baru’s volcanic structure. But we refined the locations and we could determine that they are not coming from inside the volcano, but from the edge or to the north of said volcano,”
said Linkimer.
The chain of earthquakes is due to a local fault.
With regard to Barú, experts believe that the most recent eruption occurred between the years 400 and 500.
The main movement occurred on Sunday afternoon, with a magnitude 5.8 degrees, 30 kilometers east of Sabalito de Coto Brus. The depth was 10 kilometers.
The largest replica was 4.8 degrees and occurred at 2:25 p.m. on Monday at the same site of the quake.
The border area between Costa Rica and Panama is characterized by constant seismic activity. This motivates the development of studies by scientists from both countries.