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M6.8 earthquake, Panama, 1982-08-19

MagnitudeM6.8mw

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)1982-08-19 15:59

Rank in 198213 / 87among M6+

Rank since 19002318 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

146 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 6.72, -82.68

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

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

1934 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
M6.4 1979-08-24	1979-08-24 04:26	40 km	4 km ESE of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
M6.5 1979-07-01	1979-07-01 20:38	28 km	9 km WNW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama
M6.1 1979-06-27	1979-06-27 09:50	10 km	116 km S of Boca Chica, Panama
M6.2 1968-06-15	1968-06-15 07:08	25 km	274 km SSW of Río Grande, Panama
M6.1 1967-07-12	1967-07-12 21:00	21 km	277 km S of Burica, Panama
M6.3 1965-12-15	1965-12-15 23:05	20 km	63 km SSW of Quebrada de Piedra, Panama
M6.2 1965-09-09	1965-09-09 10:02	10 km	239 km SW of Burica, Panama
M6.0 1963-07-09	1963-07-09 09:24	35 km	20 km SSW of Golfito, Costa Rica
M6.8 1962-09-18	1962-09-18 00:29	30 km	78 km S of Boca Chica, Panama
M7.2 1962-07-26	1962-07-26 08:14	25 km	59 km SSE of Burica, 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.