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M6.5 earthquake, Panama, 2005-05-05

MagnitudeM6.5mwc

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Depth18 km

Time (UTC)2005-05-05 19:12

Rank in 200540 / 150among M6+

Rank since 19004546 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

256 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 5.71, -82.84

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.9 2005-05-05	2005-05-05 23:41	10 km	south of Panama

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1934 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

2022 M6.7M6.7

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2004-02-04	2004-02-04 11:59	29 km	2 km S of Finca Blanco, Panama
M6.2 2003-04-11	2003-04-11 06:12	10 km	124 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.0 2002-08-07	2002-08-07 23:59	10 km	20 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.5 2002-07-31	2002-07-31 00:16	10 km	14 km SE of Punta de Burica, 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
M6.3 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
M6.0 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.