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M4.3 Earthquake near 2 km NNE of Aserrío de Gariché, Panama

UTC time: 2025-01-15 08:11:23 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
47.6 km
Source
USGS

2 km NNE of Aserrío de Gariché, Panama

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About this earthquake

On January 15, 2025 at 08:11 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near 2 km NNE of Aserrío de Gariché, Panama. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 48 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
7f30dfcd3d24973251552bc0943a435864a3c751
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
47.6 km
UTC time
2025-01-15 08:11:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
8.50300, -82.77970

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 47.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 47.6 km
Shallow
47.6 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: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 201 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Irazu
    Distance: 202 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 232 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 247 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 265 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
    39.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Golfito AirportCosta Rica · GLF · MRGF
    47.3 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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