M4.6 earthquake 291 km S of Burica, Panama
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 291 km S of Burica, Panama on Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 3:31 AM EST (08:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 south of Panama. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-02 08:31:52 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 5.402° N, 82.694° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 129°
- Stations used
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3south of Panama · 1776 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.2south of Panama · 1773 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.1south of Panama · 1745 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fqrr. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.