Panama earthquakes

M6.5 earthquake 14 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama on Tue, Jul 30, 2002, 7:16 PM EST (00:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.5 (mwc), strong
Local time
UTC
2002-07-31 00:16:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.929° N, 82.793° W
Region
Panama
Strongest shaking
VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration
22.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
3.2 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1
Strike 260°, dip 73°, rake -1°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 350°, dip 89°, rake -163°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
533

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.40 km SSE of Limones, Panama · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 5.211 km NE of Limones, Panama · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.60 km NNE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 5.316 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 4.738 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.014 km SSW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.816 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 5.233 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8818 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 5.84 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8817 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 4.45 km N of Limones, Panama · 8816 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 6.020 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8812 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.216 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8811 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.38 km S of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8800 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 4.527 km WSW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8800 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.114 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8799 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 4.25 km E of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8797 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 4.65 km SSE of La Esperanza, Panama · 8793 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 4.68 km NNE of Limones, Panama · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 4.85 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 4.04 km NW of El Palmar, Panama · 8777 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 4.33 km NW of Manaca Norte, Panama · 8766 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 4.05 km WNW of El Palmar, Panama · 8766 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 4.33 km SSW of Limones, Panama · 8765 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 4.63 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama · 8824 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b923 (also filed as choy20020731001644, gcmtc073102a, gcmt20020731001644, atlas20020731001647, iscgem3232876). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.