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Latest quakes in or near Panama, Panama - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.0 earthquake Darien, 163 km east of Panama, Panama -
Strongest since 1970Mag. 7.3 Darien, 41 km southwest of Union Choco, Embera-Wounaan - Jul 12, 1974 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 12:43 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Panama in the past 24 hours.
Since 1970, Panama has had 384 quakes of magnitudes up to 7.3:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 7
  • 7 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7
  • 14 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 63 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 167 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 103 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 28 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest: Mag. 2.0 Earthquake Darien, 163 km E of Panama, Panama -
Strongest: Mag. 7.3 Earthquake Panama-Colombia border region -
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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 1970, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (123 out of 384 quakes, show more):
Latest quakes in or near Panama, Panama - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 25, 04:45 am (Panama)
Mar 25, 09:45 GMT
2.0

83 km
9 km (5.6 mi) to the E Darien, 163 km east of Panama, Panama Info
Saturday, March 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 23, 02:48 am (Panama)
Mar 23, 07:48 GMT
3.0

13 km
50 km (31 mi) to the SE Embera-Wounaan, Panama, 37 km south of Mulatupo, Guna Yala
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Friday, March 22, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 22, 01:40 pm (GMT +0)
Mar 22, 13:40 GMT
2.5

5 km
25 km (16 mi) to the SE Panama, 4 km southeast of Santa Fe, Darien Info
Sunday, March 17, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 17, 02:59 pm (Panama)
Mar 17, 19:59 GMT
2.2

63 km
Panama Info
Saturday, March 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 16, 10:36 am (Panama)
Mar 16, 15:36 GMT
2.6

51 km
Panama Info
Saturday, March 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 9, 02:52 pm (Panama)
Mar 9, 19:52 GMT
4.3

18 km
Panama Info
Monday, March 4, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 4, 02:33 pm (Panama)
Mar 4, 19:33 GMT
3.4

379 km
50 km (31 mi) to the SW Panama Info
Friday, March 1, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 29, 10:15 pm (Panama)
Mar 1, 03:15 GMT
4.2

66 km
Panama Info
Saturday, February 24, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 24, 04:54 am (Panama)
Feb 24, 09:54 GMT
1.7

15 km
19 km (12 mi) to the NE Panama Info
Friday, February 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 16, 12:45 am (Panama)
Feb 16, 05:45 GMT
1.4

2 km
27 km (17 mi) to the E Panama, 40 km northeast of La Palma, Darien Info
Saturday, February 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 10, 01:19 am (GMT -5)
Feb 10, 06:19 GMT
2.2

37 km
23 km (14 mi) to the E Cerca De La Costa De Colombia Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8.8 x 1015 joules (2435 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.1 x 106 tons of TNT or 130.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 36.1 quakes on average per year in or near Panama, Panama:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.13 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.8 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.39 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.6 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 2.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 18.5 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 31.7 quakes per year (or 2.6 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 36 quakes per year (or 3 quakes per month)
Panama has a high level of seismic activity. Panama has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.

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