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M6.8 earthquake, Panama, 1962-09-18

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)1962-09-18 00:29

Rank in 196215 / 98among M6+

Rank since 19002577 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×14approx.

78 km S of Boca Chica, Panama · 7.51, -82.30

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1991 M7.6M7.6

1934 M7.5M7.5

1941 M7.5M7.5

1904 M7.3M7.3

1904 M7.2M7.2

1962 M7.2M7.2

1983 M7.1M7.1

1943 M7.0M7.0

1941 M6.9M6.9

1999 M6.9M6.9

1934 M6.8M6.8

1982 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.2 1962-07-26	1962-07-26 08:14	25 km	59 km SSE of Burica, Panama
M6.5 1962-03-12	1962-03-12 11:40	25 km	14 km SSE of Burica, Panama
M6.2 1960-12-06	1960-12-06 08:56	35 km	7 km W of Canoas, Costa Rica
M6.3 1960-03-28	1960-03-28 00:13	25 km	70 km WSW of Río Grande, Panama
M6.0 1958-12-06	1958-12-06 09:33	15 km	163 km S of Burica, Panama
M6.1 1958-06-06	1958-06-06 19:15	15 km	284 km SW of Arenas, Panama
M6.4 1958-06-06	1958-06-06 09:11	35 km	188 km SW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
M6.3 1958-04-15	1958-04-15 03:52	25 km	138 km SW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
M6.4 1957-10-31	1957-10-31 10:08	25 km	156 km S of Burica, Panama
M6.3 1957-07-10	1957-07-10 09:04	20 km	64 km SSE of Burica, Panama

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.