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M3.6 Earthquake near PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

UTC time: 2026-03-05 23:40:50 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION

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About this earthquake

On March 5, 2026 at 23:40 UTC, a magnitude M3.6 earthquake occurred near PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
1afd1af33cade10f9b66efbde7e63550c5dd08fd
Magnitude
M3.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-05 23:40:50 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
8.37770, -82.83390
Temperature
27.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Baru
    Distance: 58 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 210 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Irazu
    Distance: 210 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 240 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 254 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 272 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'267 m ·Costa Rica

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Enrique Malek International AirportPanama · DAV · MPDA
    43.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Golfito AirportCosta Rica · GLF · MRGF
    49.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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