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M6.6 earthquake, Panama, 1951-01-06

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth54 km

Time (UTC)1951-01-06 07:51

Rank in 195118 / 135among M6+

Rank since 19003836 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

15 km WSW of Arenas, Panama · 7.33, -80.99

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1934 M7.5M7.5

1904 M7.2M7.2

1962 M7.2M7.2

1983 M7.1M7.1

1943 M7.0M7.0

1934 M6.8M6.8

1982 M6.8M6.8

1962 M6.8M6.8

1934 M6.8M6.8

1916 M6.7M6.7

1927 M6.7M6.7

2021 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1949-08-18	1949-08-18 13:33	35 km	10 km WNW of Finca Blanco, Panama
M6.0 1948-08-19	1948-08-19 19:59	15 km	south of Panama
M6.1 1945-08-11	1945-08-11 00:33	15 km	139 km SW of Río Grande, Panama
M6.5 1945-06-03	1945-06-03 13:05	34 km	3 km SW of Santo Tomás, Panama
M6.4 1945-03-17	1945-03-17 23:57	15 km	110 km SW of Juradó, Colombia
M7.0 1943-05-02	1943-05-02 17:18	20 km	56 km SSE of Cambutal, Panama
M6.3 1943-03-05	1943-03-05 00:31	12 km	290 km SSW of Arenas, Panama
M6.1 1941-07-11	1941-07-11 01:16	15 km	south of Panama
M6.4 1940-07-13	1940-07-13 16:47	15 km	south of Panama
M6.1 1936-10-29	1936-10-29 05:53	15 km	135 km SW of Río Grande, 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.