Past earthquakes in or near Panama: August 2021 - list, stats and map

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During August 2021, Panama has had 43 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.7:

10 quakes above magnitude 4
18 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
15 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3

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Strongest: Mag. 4.7 Earthquake Panama: 64 Km Al Sur De Limones, Distrito Barú, Panamá -

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Past earthquakes in or near Panama: August 2021 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Aug 31, 2021 12:31 pm (Costa Rica)	3.2 5 km	281 km (175 mi) to the W	Costa Rica: 1 Km Al Sur De Fortuna, Bagaces.	Info
Aug 31, 2021 11:38 am (Panama)	3.1 26 km	1 km (0.6 mi) to the W	Panama-Costa Rica Border Region	Info
Aug 31, 2021 12:31 am (Costa Rica)	3.2 5 km	281 km (175 mi) to the W	Costa Rica	Info
Monday, August 30, 2021 GMT (12 quakes)
Aug 30, 2021 05:33 pm (Costa Rica)	3.3 22 km	212 km (132 mi) to the W	Costa Rica: 25 Km Al Oeste De Jaco, Garabito.	Info
Aug 30, 2021 11:59 am (Panama)	2.6 8 km		Panama	Info
Aug 30, 2021 10:35 am (Costa Rica)	2.9 25 km	214 km (133 mi) to the W	Costa Rica: 16 Km Al Sur De Paquera, Puntarenas.	Info
Aug 30, 2021 10:24 am (Costa Rica)	2.3 3 km	283 km (176 mi) to the W	Costa Rica: 1 Km Al Suroeste De Fortuna, Bagaces.	Info
Aug 30, 2021 08:26 am (Bogota)	3.3 1 km	123 km (76 mi) to the SE	152 Km Al Oeste De Medellin, Colombia	Info
Aug 30, 2021 05:15 am (Costa Rica)	2.8 23 km	214 km (133 mi) to the W	Costa Rica: 15 Km Al Sur De Paquera, Puntarenas.	Info
Aug 30, 2021 03:20 am (Costa Rica)	2.8 24 km	214 km (133 mi) to the W	Costa Rica: 16 Km Al Sur De Paquera, Puntarenas.	Info
Aug 30, 2021 03:39 am (Panama)	3.7 5 km		PANAMA	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.8 x 10¹² joules (1.06 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 915 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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