Panama earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 130 km SSE of Burica, Panama

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 130 km SSE of Burica, Panama on Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 3:55 PM EST (20:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 71 km S of Burica, Panama. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2021-07-17 20:55:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
6.875° N, 82.625° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.1135 km S of Burica, Panama · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 101
  2. 4.296 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1897 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.6102 km S of Burica, Panama · 1896 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.4104 km S of Burica, Panama · 1896 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 6.771 km S of Burica, Panama · 1893 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 235 · tsunami flag
  6. 4.970 km S of Burica, Panama · 1893 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.691 km S of Burica, Panama · 1893 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  8. 5.155 km S of Burica, Panama · 1893 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  9. 4.667 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1889 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  10. 4.2111 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.557 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.585 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 4.3105 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 4.6210 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1899 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.5138 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 1919 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000emzz. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.