M5.9 earthquake 104 km SE of Burica, Panama
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 104 km SE of Burica, Panama on Wed, Jul 9, 1952, 3:36 PM GMT-5 (20:36 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1952-07-09 20:36:52 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.272° N, 82.305° 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
- ±0.46
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem893127. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.