M3.6 earthquake 90 km SW of Río Grande, Panama
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 90 km SW of Río Grande, Panama on Sun, Feb 23, 2003, 12:53 PM EST (17:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 124 km SSE of Punta de 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
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-23 17:53:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.100° N, 81.872° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.767 km WSW of Arenas, Panama · 8617 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 6.2124 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8576 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.095 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8575 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bras. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.