Panama earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 57 km SSE of Burica, Panama

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 57 km SSE of Burica, Panama on Sun, Aug 15, 2021, 9:39 PM EST (02:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 71 km SSE of Burica, Panama. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-08-16 02:39:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.531° N, 82.732° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 7.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
49

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.585 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.3105 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 5.271 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1828 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 4.2111 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.667 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1886 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.44 km SE of Finca Blanco, Panama · 1888 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  4. 5.155 km S of Burica, Panama · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.691 km S of Burica, Panama · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.970 km S of Burica, Panama · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.629 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  8. 6.771 km S of Burica, Panama · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 235 · tsunami flag
  9. 4.4104 km S of Burica, Panama · 1892 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.6102 km S of Burica, Panama · 1892 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.296 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1894 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 6.1135 km S of Burica, Panama · 1894 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 101
  13. 4.2130 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1894 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000f6sl. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.