M4.3 earthquake 149 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 149 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama on Tue, May 11, 1982, 10:00 AM EST (15:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-11 15:00:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.685° N, 82.784° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001m84. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.