M4.5 earthquake 202 km S of Burica, Panama
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 202 km S of Burica, Panama on Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 11:58 PM EST (04:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 291 km S of 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-17 04:58:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.215° N, 82.644° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 133°
- Stations used
- 83
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000fvcj. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC.