M6.0 earthquake 34 km W of Burica, Panama
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 34 km W of Burica, Panama on Tue, Nov 21, 1933, 11:52 PM GMT-5 (04:52 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 29 km W of Burica, Panama. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1933-11-22 04:52:05 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.024° N, 83.185° W
- Region
- Panama
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.229 km W of Burica, Panama · 33915 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
- 6.036 km SE of Burica, Panama · 33909 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem905922. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC.