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

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In 2021, Panama has had 1,005 quakes of magnitudes up to 6.7:

3 quakes above magnitude 6
14 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
128 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
503 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
344 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
13 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Past earthquakes in or near Panama: 2021 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Dec 24, 2021 04:58 pm (Panama)	4.9 10 km	36 km (22 mi) to the SW	42 km SSE of Boca Chica, Panama	Info
Dec 24, 2021 04:58 pm (GMT -5)	3.9 20 km	51 km (32 mi) to the SW	63 Km Al Oeste De Isla De Coiba, Panama.	Info
Friday, December 17, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 16, 2021 07:12 pm (GMT -5)	5.1 10 km	270 km (168 mi) to the SW	South of Panama 1 report	Info
Monday, December 13, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 13, 2021 04:22 am (Panama)	4.1 10 km	72 km (45 mi) to the SE	North Pacific Ocean, 113 km southwest of Isla del Rey Island, Panama	Info
Sunday, December 12, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 12, 2021 07:12 am (GMT -5)	4.1 12 km	66 km (41 mi) to the SW	Panama: 68 Km Al Oeste De Isla Jicarón, Distrito Montijo, Panamá 1 report	Info
Dec 11, 2021 10:28 pm (Costa Rica)	4.5 8 km	24 km (15 mi) to the W	COSTA RICA 2 reports	Info
Saturday, December 11, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 10, 2021 06:38 pm (Costa Rica)	4.2 2 km	14 km (8.7 mi) to the W	Costa Rica: 14 Km Al Oeste De Puerto Armuelles, Panamá	Info
Friday, December 10, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 10, 2021 12:33 am (GMT -6)	4.4 15 km	85 km (53 mi) to the SW	86 Km Al Sur De Punta Burica, Panama. 1 report	Info
Thursday, December 9, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 9, 2021 12:33 pm (GMT -6)	4.5 10 km	70 km (43 mi) to the SW	South Of Panama	Info
Dec 9, 2021 12:33 pm (GMT -6)	4.4 15 km	85 km (53 mi) to the SW	SOUTH OF PANAMA	Info
Saturday, December 4, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 4, 2021 08:55 am (Panama)	4.4 10 km	57 km (35 mi) to the SE	PANAMA	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1 x 10¹⁵ joules (291 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.5 x 10⁵ tons of TNT or 15.6 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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