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M6.6 earthquake, Panama, 1927-08-10

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth15 km

Time (UTC)1927-08-10 01:35

Rank in 192722 / 111among M6+

Rank since 19003368 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

97 km SSE of Burica, Panama · 7.25, -82.47

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
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
M6.0 1921-10-25	1921-10-25 15:45	15 km	135 km SSE of Burica, Panama
M6.3 1920-09-24	1920-09-24 21:55	15 km	192 km S of Burica, Panama
M6.2 1917-06-30	1917-06-30 17:50	15 km	75 km SSE of Pedasí, Panama
M6.7 1916-04-26	1916-04-26 02:21	10 km	11 km NE of Changuinola, Panama
M6.6 1913-10-02	1913-10-02 04:23	15 km	21 km ENE of Pedasí, Panama
M6.8 1906-03-03	1906-03-03 08:41	10 km	228 km WSW of Burica, Panama
M7.3 1904-12-20	1904-12-20 05:44	10 km	53 km SSE of Quepos, 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.