Panama earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 138 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 138 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama on Sat, Jun 26, 2021, 6:48 AM EST (11:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 71 km S of Burica, Panama. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.5 (mb), light
Local time: Sat, Jun 26, 2021, 6:48 AM EST
UTC: 2021-06-26 11:48:31 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 6.827° N, 82.538° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 158°
Stations used: 58

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000epzl. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC.