M4.4 earthquake 4 km SE of Finca Blanco, Panama
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Finca Blanco, Panama on Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 3:03 PM EST (20:03 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-23 20:03:12 UTC
- Depth
- 17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.354° N, 82.850° W
- Region
- Panama
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.3 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 149°
- Stations used
- 40
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 us6000eyf0. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.