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M7.5 earthquake, Panama, 1934-07-18

MagnitudeM7.5mw

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Depth30 km

Time (UTC)1934-07-18 01:36

Rank in 19345 / 117among M6+

Rank since 1900440 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×178approx.

44 km ESE of Burica, Panama · 7.85, -82.51

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

1916 M7.1M7.1

1983 M7.1M7.1

1943 M7.0M7.0

1941 M6.9M6.9

1999 M6.9M6.9

1934 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 1933-11-29	1933-11-29 05:03	25 km	36 km SE of Burica, Panama
M6.2 1933-11-23	1933-11-23 18:57	25 km	29 km W of Burica, Panama
M6.2 1933-11-21	1933-11-21 23:48	15 km	78 km S of Burica, Panama
M6.3 1933-05-06	1933-05-06 05:33	15 km	251 km SSW of Río Grande, Panama
M6.0 1931-10-12	1931-10-12 03:57	15 km	99 km SE of Burica, Panama
M6.7 1927-08-20	1927-08-20 23:54	10 km	260 km SSW of Arenas, Panama
M6.6 1927-08-10	1927-08-10 01:35	15 km	97 km SSE of Burica, Panama
M6.1 1927-03-09	1927-03-09 16:13	15 km	136 km S of Burica, Panama
M6.2 1925-01-28	1925-01-28 10:58	15 km	66 km NNE of Kusapín, Panama
M6.2 1925-01-26	1925-01-26 19:02	15 km	28 km WSW of Golfito, Costa Rica

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.