M4.3 earthquake 132 km S of Burica, Panama
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 132 km S of Burica, Panama on Sun, Oct 17, 2021, 12:52 AM EST (05:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 122 km SSE 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-17 05:52:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.848° N, 82.703° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 203°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5122 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.570 km S of Burica, Panama · 1749 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000fvct. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.