A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rattled homes in southwest Panama on Sunday near the border with Costa Rica, damaging buildings and injuring at least two people, but there were no immediate reports of fatalities, authorities said. The quake struck some 4 miles southeast of Plaza de Caisán, Panama, at a depth of about 12 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

Panamanian authorities said there was no tsunami alert from the quake.

#NoticiasTVN Grietas en arena en Costa Rica producto del sismo sentido en Chiriquí y Bocas del Toro. Detalles de @lucycordoba pic.twitter.com/pNKYCmX9dR

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#NoticiasTVN Video de cómo quedó local comercial tras sismo registrado en la provincia de Chiriquí. Conoce más detalles en https://t.co/2ZF5Q9TiJ4 pic.twitter.com/szAa3WFo31

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