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M5.6 Earthquake near SOUTH OF PANAMA

UTC time: 2025-12-17 23:07:47 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

SOUTH OF PANAMA

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M5.6 Earthquake near SOUTH OF PANAMA · 2025-12-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near SOUTH OF PANAMA · 2025-12-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near SOUTH OF PANAMA on December 17, 2025 at 23:07 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
3e988d3995ca351fb8b2ee8e4aa138532e57d2e1
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-17 23:07:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
6.86000, -82.52000
Temperature
26.8°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

Felt reports

2felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Dec 17, 2025, 11:10 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Pedregal169.0 kmN17'427
San José382.7 kmNW335'007
Managua714.8 kmNW973'087

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Baru
    Distance: 217 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Irazu
    Distance: 376 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 378 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 403 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 416 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 433 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'267 m ·Costa Rica

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM5.6
M5.62025-12-17 23:07:48 UTC18.1 km152 km SSE of Burica, Panama M3.52025-12-17 23:23:06 UTC100.1 kmOFF COAST OF COSTA RICA M3.52025-12-18 14:24:03 UTC128.2 kmPANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION M3.32025-12-20 20:35:56 UTC73.0 kmOFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA M3.72025-12-21 18:10:04 UTC71.8 kmSOUTH OF PANAMA M3.22026-01-13 07:34:04 UTC49.2 kmSOUTH OF PANAMA

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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#8
Earlier events M≥431
Earlier events M≥511
Compared since2025-03-20

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.62025-07-14 17:16:48 UTC86.8 km214 km S of Burica, Panama M6.62025-07-14 17:16:48 UTC90.0 km217 km S of Burica, Panama M6.22025-07-14 17:16:55 UTC77.8 km206 km S of Burica, Panama M6.22025-07-14 17:16:50 UTC90.4 kmSOUTH OF PANAMA M6.22025-07-14 17:16:49 UTC77.8 km206 km S of Burica, Panama

Stats (last 24h)

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