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Sequence · 2002-07-31

M 6.5 · Observed seismic cluster · 14 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions.

M4.5+ events in cluster10
M6+2
Analysis radius260 km
Observation window14 days
Largest secondary eventM 6.0
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Sequence timeline

Within first 24 hours6
Within first 7 days9
Observed duration8.0 d
Gap from reference eventM 0.5
0 h8.0 d
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Main-event impact

Shallow

45/100
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M4.5+ events in cluster

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.514 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama10.0 km2002-07-31 00:16:44 UTCView event →
M 5.211 km NE of Limones, Panama10.0 km2002-07-31 01:54:22 UTCView event →
M 4.60 km NNE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama10.0 km2002-07-31 02:31:52 UTCView event →
M 5.316 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama10.0 km2002-07-31 04:45:14 UTCView event →
M 4.738 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama10.0 km2002-07-31 07:38:24 UTCView event →
M 4.816 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama10.0 km2002-07-31 13:08:12 UTCView event →
M 5.233 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama10.0 km2002-08-01 19:10:10 UTCView event →
M 5.84 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama10.0 km2002-08-03 02:39:01 UTCView event →
M 4.6169 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama10.0 km2002-08-06 00:18:14 UTCView event →
M 6.020 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama10.0 km2002-08-07 23:59:14 UTCView event →

Interpretation

Explore clusters of M4.5+ events observed around significant earthquakes. These clusters are descriptive and are not presented as earthquake predictions. Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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