M5.6 earthquake 234 km SW of Burica, Panama
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 234 km SW of Burica, Panama on Mon, Sep 6, 1965, 4:13 PM GMT-5 (21:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 239 km SW 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
- 5.6 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-09-06 21:13:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.592° N, 84.423° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem853656. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.