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M3.5 Earthquake near SOUTH OF PANAMA

UTC time: 2026-03-21 10:06:30 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M3.5
Depth
300.0 km
Source
EMSC

SOUTH OF PANAMA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.5 earthquake was recorded near SOUTH OF PANAMA on March 21, 2026 at 10:06 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 300 km dampens the shaking felt 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.

Details

ID
c8a5f8564da87653e05ac36e1cbdd12b58406ecb
Magnitude
M3.5
Depth
300.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-21 10:06:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
6.08540, -82.63600
Temperature
27.0°C

Depth profile

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

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Baru
    Distance: 303 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Irazu
    Distance: 453 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 455 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 478 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas
    Distance: 490 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·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.

Earthquake overview

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