Panama earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 91 km S of Burica, Panama

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 91 km S of Burica, Panama on Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 9:51 PM EST (02:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 55 km S of Burica, Panama. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-07-22 02:51:05 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.213° N, 82.962° W
Region
Panama
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.155 km S of Burica, Panama · 1889 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.667 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1886 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.2111 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.557 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 4.585 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.3105 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1843 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.970 km S of Burica, Panama · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.629 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  3. 6.771 km S of Burica, Panama · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 235 · tsunami flag
  4. 4.4104 km S of Burica, Panama · 1892 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.6102 km S of Burica, Panama · 1892 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.296 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1894 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 6.1135 km S of Burica, Panama · 1894 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 101
  8. 4.2130 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1894 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 4.5138 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 1915 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000exuv. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC.