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M6.5 earthquake 3 km SSE of Progreso, Panama

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Progreso, Panama on Thu, Dec 25, 2003, 2:11 AM EST (07:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.5 (mwb), strong
Local time: Thu, Dec 25, 2003, 2:11 AM EST
UTC: 2003-12-25 07:11:11 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 8.416° N, 82.824° W
Region: Panama
Strongest shaking: VI, 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: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 16.8% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.9 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 12°, dip 85°, rake 176°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 103°, dip 86°, rake 5°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 48°
Stations used: 405

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cfzw (also filed as choy20031225071111, gcmtc122503a, gcmt20031225071111, atlas20031225071113, iscgem7216954). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.