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M3.3 Earthquake near PANAMA (Panama)

UTC time: 2025-09-26 00:22:51 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 26, 2025 at 00:22 UTC, a magnitude M3.3 earthquake occurred near PANAMA (Panama). With a focal depth of about 15 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Panama: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 17 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.5.

Details

ID
42b267bd6311e4f2f47c319932d81965210f67cd
Magnitude
M3.3
Depth
15.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-26 00:22:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Panama
City
Provincia de Panamá
Source
emsc
Coordinates
9.06280, -78.93680
Temperature
27.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15 km
Shallow
15 km
15 km — close to the regional average (12.9 km)
Regional average: 12.9 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: 397 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tocumen International AirportPanama · PTY · MPTO
    49.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Raul Arias Espinoza AirportPanama · OTD · MPRA
    49.4 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

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 126 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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