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Earthquakes in Panama: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in Panama, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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Events657
24h12
30 days14
12 months35
LargestM 8.0
avg_depth15.5 km
Quake Pulse Activity Index

Panama

A high index means recent activity is high relative to the selected historical baseline. It does not mean that a larger earthquake is about to occur.

Quake Pulse Activity Index25/100Normal
Current 30 days1
Historical monthly median2.0
Historical percentileP25
M5+ in 30 days1
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendbelow the historical median (-50%)
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A compact comparison of recent activity using pre-calculated periods.

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Last 24 hours12M4.5+ 12 · M6+ 4Max M 8.0
Last 7 days13M4.5+ 13 · M6+ 4Max M 8.0
Last 30 days14M4.5+ 14 · M6+ 4Max M 8.0
Last 365 days35M4.5+ 33 · M6+ 4Max M 8.0
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d14
Monthly reference2.8
Relative activity×5.1
Historical maximumM 8.0

Strongest in 30 days : M 8.0 · 14 km SW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama

Recent earthquakes — Panama

30 days · Times shown in UTC.

14 events

Seismic activity

Panama · 30 days

Magnitude distribution

Panama · 30 days

Country activity: Panama

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to Panama from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Punta de Burica122 USGS referencesBurica60 USGS referencesRío Grande38 USGS referencesArenas31 USGS referencesJaqué26 USGS referencesBoca Chica25 USGS referencesPuerto Armuelles20 USGS referencesLimones16 USGS referencesPedasí14 USGS referencesPuerto Obaldía11 USGS referencesLa Esperanza8 USGS referencesNarganá7 USGS referencesManaca Norte5 USGS referencesCambutal5 USGS referencesLa Tronosa4 USGS referencesFinca Blanco4 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.98 km NW of Río Grande, Panama10.0 km2026-10-09 20:25:40 UTCView event →
M 6.614 km W of Río Grande, Panama10.0 km2026-10-09 20:25:39 UTCView event →
M 4.912 km SSW of Tebario, Panama10.0 km2026-10-09 20:20:23 UTCView event →
M 5.211 km SE of Río Grande, Panama10.0 km2026-10-09 19:48:55 UTCView event →
M 4.814 km SSW of Tebario, Panama26.0 km2026-10-09 19:17:22 UTCView event →
M 5.014 km SE of Río Grande, Panama10.0 km2026-10-09 19:04:49 UTCView event →
M 5.018 km S of Los Asientos, Panama10.0 km2026-10-09 18:50:12 UTCView event →
M 5.019 km S of Leones Arriba, Panama10.0 km2026-10-09 18:47:04 UTCView event →
M 5.81 km S of El Cacao, Panama10.0 km2026-10-09 18:37:46 UTCView event →
M 5.53 km SW of Bajo Corral, Panama10.0 km2026-10-09 18:22:15 UTCView event →
M 8.014 km SW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama33.0 km2026-10-09 17:56:08 UTCView event →
M 7.712 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama12.6 km2026-10-09 17:56:06 UTCView event →
M 5.0295 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2026-10-04 14:06:10 UTCView event →
M 4.72 km NE of Manaca Norte, Panama10.0 km2026-09-12 01:59:50 UTCView event →
M 3.64 km WSW of Caldera, Panama10.0 km2026-09-01 04:50:45 UTCView event →
M 4.368 km NNE of Narganá, Panama35.0 km2026-08-28 06:46:33 UTCView event →
M 5.1240 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2026-08-05 04:19:21 UTCView event →
M 4.5189 km SSE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2026-07-27 16:50:06 UTCView event →
M 4.53 km ENE of Santa Cruz, Panama10.0 km2026-07-16 10:33:30 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of Panama10.0 km2026-06-19 00:07:07 UTCView event →
M 4.811 km NNW of El Cortezo, Panama10.0 km2026-06-03 00:41:41 UTCView event →
M 4.54 km SSW of Cerro Punta, Panama10.0 km2026-05-09 20:26:10 UTCView event →
M 4.8166 km SSE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2026-05-08 03:39:30 UTCView event →
M 5.4south of Panama10.0 km2026-03-19 11:36:46 UTCView event →
M 5.2115 km SSE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2026-03-05 05:21:53 UTCView event →
M 5.033 km N of Kusapín, Panama10.0 km2026-02-28 17:11:55 UTCView event →
M 4.82 km NW of La Esperanza, Panama10.0 km2026-02-24 20:38:28 UTCView event →
M 4.7south of Panama10.0 km2026-02-10 14:57:45 UTCView event →
M 4.6193 km SSW of Río Grande, Panama10.0 km2026-02-08 15:41:04 UTCView event →
M 5.1south of Panama10.0 km2026-01-23 08:19:01 UTCView event →
M 5.6148 km SSE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2025-12-17 23:07:46 UTCView event →
M 4.52 km ENE of Manaca Norte, Panama13.4 km2025-11-13 08:33:18 UTCView event →
M 4.659 km S of Boca Chica, Panama10.0 km2025-11-08 04:31:33 UTCView event →
M 4.8south of Panama10.0 km2025-11-06 08:48:23 UTCView event →
M 4.8121 km SSE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2025-10-31 13:04:26 UTCView event →
M 4.520 km SE of Jaqué, Panama10.0 km2025-10-04 23:42:15 UTCView event →
M 4.5195 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2025-10-04 07:31:11 UTCView event →
M 4.9202 km SSE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2025-09-09 02:09:32 UTCView event →
M 4.5115 km SW of Río Grande, Panama10.0 km2025-08-28 07:03:09 UTCView event →
M 6.2206 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2025-07-14 17:16:49 UTCView event →
M 5.1south of Panama10.0 km2025-06-29 05:46:35 UTCView event →
M 5.6297 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2025-06-05 00:09:18 UTCView event →
M 4.538 km N of Loma Yuca, Panama10.0 km2025-05-18 00:10:30 UTCView event →
M 4.8south of Panama10.0 km2025-04-04 08:31:10 UTCView event →
M 4.5201 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2025-03-24 05:46:50 UTCView event →
M 4.9199 km SSE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2025-03-24 03:16:13 UTCView event →
M 6.2124 km SSE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2025-03-21 14:50:51 UTCView event →
M 4.8114 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2025-03-20 18:14:47 UTCView event →
M 4.5232 km SW of Burica, Panama10.0 km2025-02-14 00:18:12 UTCView event →
M 4.511 km NW of Limones, Panama35.0 km2024-12-14 18:19:50 UTCView event →
M 4.83 km SW of Burica, Panama10.0 km2024-11-21 02:23:43 UTCView event →
M 4.9164 km SSE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2024-11-15 03:46:47 UTCView event →
M 5.877 km SE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2024-11-09 19:30:18 UTCView event →
M 4.563 km SE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2024-11-09 11:04:02 UTCView event →
M 5.679 km SE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2024-11-09 10:03:40 UTCView event →
M 4.9south of Panama10.0 km2024-10-28 00:14:43 UTCView event →
M 4.675 km S of Boca Chica, Panama10.0 km2024-10-25 21:55:33 UTCView event →
M 4.6281 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2024-10-19 12:01:57 UTCView event →
M 4.5254 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2024-10-10 08:02:58 UTCView event →
M 5.0south of Panama10.0 km2024-09-18 07:52:28 UTCView event →
M 4.9south of Panama10.0 km2024-09-05 05:26:58 UTCView event →
M 4.8298 km SW of Arenas, Panama10.0 km2024-09-04 17:30:45 UTCView event →
M 4.8south of Panama10.0 km2024-09-04 16:39:25 UTCView event →
M 5.1288 km SW of Arenas, Panama10.0 km2024-08-30 21:25:34 UTCView event →
M 5.883 km S of Boca Chica, Panama10.0 km2024-08-26 05:08:44 UTCView event →
M 5.0south of Panama10.0 km2024-08-01 00:09:23 UTCView event →
M 4.619 km W of Burica, Panama10.0 km2024-07-29 13:24:23 UTCView event →
M 4.95 km NE of Limones, Panama10.0 km2024-07-22 20:51:26 UTCView event →
M 5.611 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama7.0 km2024-07-22 20:17:54 UTCView event →
M 4.522 km SE of Manaca Civil, Panama10.0 km2024-07-22 19:30:00 UTCView event →
M 5.78 km SE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama7.0 km2024-07-22 19:19:35 UTCView event →
M 5.417 km ENE of Limones, Panama10.0 km2024-07-13 21:34:00 UTCView event →
M 5.32 km SSW of Sioguí Abajo, Panama26.7 km2024-07-08 09:54:53 UTCView event →
M 4.8231 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2024-06-28 22:01:56 UTCView event →
M 4.678 km S of Boca Chica, Panama10.0 km2024-06-23 20:28:04 UTCView event →
M 4.657 km SSW of Boca Chica, Panama9.4 km2024-06-07 13:49:22 UTCView event →
M 5.1199 km SSE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2024-05-24 05:13:49 UTCView event →
M 4.560 km SSW of Boca Chica, Panama10.0 km2024-04-29 09:00:03 UTCView event →
M 5.477 km SSW of Boca Chica, Panama10.0 km2024-04-24 01:20:42 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of Panama10.0 km2024-04-19 20:25:42 UTCView event →
M 4.5south of Panama10.0 km2024-03-28 02:17:15 UTCView event →
M 4.5south of Panama10.0 km2024-02-25 15:54:03 UTCView event →
M 4.811 km S of La Tronosa, Panama16.8 km2024-02-06 13:37:32 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of Panama10.0 km2024-01-07 01:02:08 UTCView event →
M 5.065 km SE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2023-11-28 02:26:54 UTCView event →
M 4.932 km SE of Pedasí, Panama10.0 km2023-11-25 12:22:13 UTCView event →
M 4.5207 km SSE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2023-11-24 14:23:16 UTCView event →
M 4.8212 km SW of Río Grande, Panama10.0 km2023-11-24 11:58:47 UTCView event →
M 4.9214 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2023-11-24 11:53:06 UTCView event →
M 4.7199 km SW of Río Grande, Panama10.0 km2023-11-24 10:37:02 UTCView event →
M 4.7south of Panama10.0 km2023-11-10 17:48:53 UTCView event →
M 5.0249 km SSW of Río Grande, Panama10.0 km2023-10-24 10:10:07 UTCView event →
M 4.7121 km SSE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2023-10-12 08:46:09 UTCView event →
M 4.5122 km SSE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2023-10-10 12:24:29 UTCView event →
M 4.630 km ENE of Puerto Obaldía, Panama20.8 km2023-10-08 23:35:03 UTCView event →
M 5.4south of Panama10.0 km2023-10-06 03:28:05 UTCView event →
M 4.5south of Panama10.0 km2023-09-27 23:59:04 UTCView event →
M 5.556 km NNE of Narganá, Panama33.9 km2023-08-29 04:59:23 UTCView event →
M 4.6286 km SW of Arenas, Panama10.0 km2023-08-11 06:40:05 UTCView event →
M 4.510 km SSE of Metetí, Panama10.0 km2023-08-06 05:02:45 UTCView event →
M 5.9266 km S of Burica, Panama7.0 km2023-08-03 01:25:21 UTCView event →
M 4.6235 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2023-07-29 18:52:21 UTCView event →
M 5.3222 km SSW of Río Grande, Panama10.0 km2023-06-19 05:19:11 UTCView event →
M 5.369 km S of Boca Chica, Panama16.8 km2023-06-17 04:58:16 UTCView event →
M 4.6296 km SW of Arenas, Panama10.0 km2023-05-30 04:59:39 UTCView event →
M 4.535 km NE of Puerto Obaldía, Panama10.0 km2023-05-25 09:02:00 UTCView event →
M 4.541 km NE of Puerto Obaldía, Panama10.0 km2023-05-25 07:35:13 UTCView event →
M 4.643 km NE of Puerto Obaldía, Panama10.0 km2023-05-25 06:48:30 UTCView event →
M 5.040 km ENE of Puerto Obaldía, Panama10.0 km2023-05-25 03:14:56 UTCView event →
M 6.545 km NE of Puerto Obaldía, Panama13.0 km2023-05-25 03:05:32 UTCView event →
M 4.595 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2023-05-24 18:43:26 UTCView event →
M 5.09 km SSE of Narganá, Panama79.4 km2023-05-03 02:12:28 UTCView event →
M 6.373 km S of Boca Chica, Panama16.0 km2023-04-04 22:18:12 UTCView event →
M 4.566 km SE of Burica, Panama10.0 km2023-03-07 15:49:38 UTCView event →
M 4.52 km NW of La Esperanza, Panama10.0 km2023-02-26 13:03:24 UTCView event →
M 4.9south of Panama10.0 km2023-02-20 19:19:23 UTCView event →
M 4.5south of Panama10.0 km2023-02-14 16:28:45 UTCView event →
M 4.6283 km S of Burica, Panama10.0 km2023-02-08 06:26:34 UTCView event →
M 4.541 km SW of Río Grande, Panama10.0 km2023-01-22 23:47:56 UTCView event →
M 4.6south of Panama10.0 km2023-01-21 17:59:48 UTCView event →
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