Panama Canal, Panama City at risk of large earthquake, says new research
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 14:51
in Earth & Climate
New data suggest that the Limon and Pedro Miguel faults in Central Panama have ruptured both independently and in unison over the past 1400 years, indicating a significant seismic risk for Panama City and the Panama Canal, according to research published today by the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA).