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M5.6 Earthquake near South of Panama [Sea: Panama]

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

South of Panama [Sea: Panama]

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M5.6 Earthquake near South of Panama [Sea: Panama] · 2025-12-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near South of Panama [Sea: 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 [Sea: Panama] on December 17, 2025 at 23:07 UTC. With a focal depth of about 9 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by INGV.

Details

ID
d80be3ec3b8da67195c30238cb350bafd327bf6c
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
8.6 km
UTC time
2025-12-17 23:07:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
ingv
Coordinates
6.74297, -82.63830
Temperature
26.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8.6 km
Shallow
8.6 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Pedregal183.1 kmN17'427
San José388.9 kmNW335'007
Managua718.4 kmNW973'087

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Baru
    Distance: 230 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Irazu
    Distance: 384 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 385 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 410 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 423 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 439 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 UTC11.8 km152 km SSE of Burica, Panama M3.52025-12-17 23:23:06 UTC100.9 kmOFF COAST OF COSTA RICA M3.52025-12-18 14:24:03 UTC137.1 kmPANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION M3.32025-12-20 20:35:56 UTC60.1 kmOFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA M3.72025-12-21 18:10:04 UTC75.3 kmSOUTH OF PANAMA M3.22026-01-13 07:34:04 UTC40.4 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#9
Earlier events M≥432
Earlier events M≥513
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 UTC71.8 km214 km S of Burica, Panama M6.62025-07-14 17:16:48 UTC74.8 km217 km S of Burica, Panama M6.22025-07-14 17:16:55 UTC62.9 km206 km S of Burica, Panama M6.22025-07-14 17:16:50 UTC76.2 kmSOUTH OF PANAMA M6.22025-07-14 17:16:49 UTC62.9 km206 km S of Burica, Panama

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