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Strong earthquake detected south of Panama WASHINGTON (AFP) Jan 06, 2006 A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale was detected late Thursday in the Pacific Ocean 205 kilometersmiles) south of Panama, the US Geological Survey reported. The tremor did not generate a tsunami warning. The earthquake struck at 0339 GMT Friday at a depth of 10 kilometersmiles), the USG said on its website. An AFP correspondent in Panama City said the quake was not felt there and local media did not report on it. All rights reserved. � 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse.
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