M4.5 earthquake 122 km SSE of Burica, Panama
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 122 km SSE of Burica, Panama on Sat, Oct 30, 2021, 2:26 AM EST (07:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-30 07:26:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.999° N, 82.473° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 162°
- Stations used
- 32
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fq18. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.