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M4.9 Earthquake near 199 km SSE of Burica, Panama

UTC time: 2025-03-24 03:16:13 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

199 km SSE of Burica, Panama

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near 199 km SSE of Burica, Panama on March 24, 2025 at 03:16 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
2020d8d70b3f09781f6a462d1c9b38304c51a3fb
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-24 03:16:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
6.26600, -82.50830

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: 283 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Irazu
    Distance: 439 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 440 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 464 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 477 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 493 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'267 m ·Costa Rica

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.

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