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Panama earthquakes in 1945

2 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Panama in 1945. The largest: M6.5 3 km SW of Santo Tomás, Panama, Jun 3, 1945.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19441946

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Where every quake of 1945 was located in Panama. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1945

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19450
February 19450
March 19450
April 19450
May 19450
June 194516.53 km SW of Santo Tomás, Panama
July 19450
August 194516.1139 km SW of Río Grande, Panama
September 19450
October 19450
November 19450
December 19450

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Panama nowWorldwide in 1945

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.