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M6.8 earthquake, Panama, 1906-03-03

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1906-03-03 08:41

Rank in 190629 / 78among M6+

Rank since 19002522 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×15approx.

228 km WSW of Burica, Panama · 6.94, -84.63

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1934 M7.5M7.5

1941 M7.5M7.5

1904 M7.3M7.3

1962 M7.2M7.2

1983 M7.1M7.1

1941 M6.9M6.9

1999 M6.9M6.9

1934 M6.8M6.8

1939 M6.8M6.8

1982 M6.8M6.8

1906 M6.8M6.8

1962 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
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.