M5.2 earthquake 71 km SSE of Burica, Panama
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 71 km SSE of Burica, Panama on Tue, Sep 21, 2021, 8:25 PM EST (01:25 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-22 01:25:08 UTC
- Depth
- 13.6 km (8.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.399° N, 82.737° W
- Region
- Panama
- Felt reports
- 5
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 5.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 169°, dip 69°, rake 166°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 264°, dip 77°, rake 21°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.4 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- Stations used
- 143
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3132 km S of Burica, Panama · 1803 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.5122 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayPanama earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fdaq (also filed as usauto7000fdaq, iscgem625372814). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC.