M4.3 earthquake 105 km SSE of Burica, Panama
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 105 km SSE of Burica, Panama on Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 10:50 AM EST (15:50 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 71 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
- 2021-09-06 15:50:02 UTC
- Depth
- 11.3 km (7.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.195° N, 82.416° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 241°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 27
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.271 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1831 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 5
- 4.3132 km S of Burica, Panama · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.5122 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fb27. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.