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Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - 43 km west of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama, on Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023 at 9:22 pm (GMT -5) -

Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 9 km depth

25 Jan 02:27 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 25, 2023 02:22:16 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023 at 9:22 pm (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4
Depth	9.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	8.3°N / 82.8°W (Panama)
Antipode	8.3°S / 97.2°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Baru (63 km / 39 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	3 km (2 mi) SE of Manaca Civil (pop: 1,220) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 7 km (5 mi) ENE of Puerto Armuelles (pop: 11,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 16 km (10 mi) SW of Divala (pop: 2,510) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) SSE of Progreso (PA.02.0419) (pop: 2,210) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) SW of Concepcion (pop: 17,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) WSW of Pedregal (Distrito de David) (pop: 17,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) WSW of David (pop: 82,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 369 km (229 mi) WSW of Panama (pop: 408,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 26.1°C (79 F), humidity: 86%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	6.3 x 10¹⁰ joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.0	9 km	PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION	EMSC
3.7	8 km	Panama: 4 Km Al Norte De Puerto Armuelles, Panamá	INETER
4.0	13 km	Panama-Costa Rica Border Region	RaspberryShake
3.9	20 km	10 Km Al Este De Puerto Armuelles, Panama.	RSN

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User reports for this quake (1)

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Coco Beach / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s

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