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M6.5 earthquake, Panama, 2002-07-31

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth10 km

Time (UTC)2002-07-31 00:16

Rank in 200233 / 139among M6+

Rank since 19004523 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

14 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 7.93, -82.79

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.8 2002-08-03	2002-08-03 02:39	10 km	4 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama
M6.0 2002-08-07	2002-08-07 23:59	10 km	20 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1991 M7.6M7.6

1939 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

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2002-06-16	2002-06-16 02:46	35 km	55 km WSW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
M6.1 2001-11-09	2001-11-09 00:47	10 km	33 km NE of Changuinola, Panama
M6.1 2001-08-25	2001-08-25 02:02	24 km	45 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.1 2000-12-12	2000-12-12 05:26	10 km	224 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.2 1999-12-28	1999-12-28 12:46	10 km	269 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.9 1999-08-20	1999-08-20 10:02	20 km	42 km S of Quepos, Costa Rica
M6.3 1999-03-31	1999-03-31 05:54	10 km	245 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.1 1997-04-01	1997-04-01 15:11	33 km	53 km SSW of Boca Chica, Panama
M6.2 1996-09-04	1996-09-04 19:06	32 km	13 km WSW of Quepos, Costa Rica
M6.0 1995-02-28	1995-02-28 21:12	21 km	south of 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.