This project aims to image the shallow and deep Earth structures at the contact between the Panama microplate and the subducting Cocos and Nazca plates and to study the resulting seismic deformation in both the overriding and subducting plates. To achieve this, we operate a seismic experiment in western Panama, including a NS-oriented linear profile and a regional network. These deployments will be complemented by the permanent seismic networks of Costa Rica and Panama. The data obtained will allow a detailed characterization of current seismicity and tectonics and their evolution. This will be the first seismic deployment in western Panama dedicated to studying both Earth's structure and seismicity.
This collaboration project is led by University of Granada, funded by the Spanish State Research Agency. Seismic stations are provided by the GFZ geophysical instrument pool.
