M4.5 earthquake 70 km S of Burica, Panama
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 70 km S of Burica, Panama on Thu, Dec 9, 2021, 1:33 PM EST (18:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 42 km SSE of Boca Chica, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-09 18:33:59 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.402° N, 82.781° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.54
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 162°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 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 us6000gay5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:29 AM UTC.