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M6.5 earthquake, Panama, 2015-01-07

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth8 km

Time (UTC)2015-01-07 05:07

Rank in 201549 / 146among M6+

Rank since 19004639 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

236 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 5.90, -82.66

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.7 2015-02-05	2015-02-05 04:40	4 km	south of Panama

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1934 M7.5M7.5

1941 M7.5M7.5

1904 M7.2M7.2

1962 M7.2M7.2

1943 M7.0M7.0

1934 M6.8M6.8

1982 M6.8M6.8

1906 M6.8M6.8

1962 M6.8M6.8

1934 M6.8M6.8

1927 M6.7M6.7

2021 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 2014-12-08	2014-12-08 08:54	20 km	22 km ESE of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.0 2014-12-06	2014-12-06 17:21	15 km	15 km ESE of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.5 2014-05-13	2014-05-13 06:35	10 km	110 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.0 2014-04-02	2014-04-02 16:13	25 km	33 km SSW of Boca Chica, Panama
M6.3 2012-06-04	2012-06-04 03:15	7 km	278 km SW of Arenas, Panama
M6.3 2012-06-04	2012-06-04 00:45	7 km	south of Panama
M6.1 2011-04-30	2011-04-30 08:19	12 km	143 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.0 2009-10-22	2009-10-22 00:51	18 km	147 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.3 2009-03-12	2009-03-12 23:23	9 km	259 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.3 2008-11-19	2008-11-19 06:11	32 km	11 km W of Puerto Armuelles, 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.