Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - 34 km west of Jaqué, Provincia del Darién, Panama, on Tuesday, Nov 23, 2021 at 2:05 am (GMT -5) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 6 km depth
23 Nov 07:14 UTC: First to report: INETER after 9 minutes.
23 Nov 08:42: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 6.0 km (from 6.2 to 3.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 16 km (9.7 mi) towards NE.
23 Nov 08:42: Magnitude recalculated from 4.7 to 4.9. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 6.0 km (from 6.2 to 3.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 16 km (9.7 mi) towards NE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Nov 23, 2021 07:05:32 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, Nov 23, 2021 at 2:05 am (GMT -5) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.9 |
| Depth | 6.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 7.549°N / 78.473°W  (Golfo de Panama, Panama) |
| Antipode | 7.549°S / 101.527°E |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearby towns and cities | 33 km (20 mi) W of Puerto Piña (pop: 883) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) W of Jaqué (pop: 1,470) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 198 km (123 mi) SE of Panama (pop: 408,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 198 km (123 mi) SSE of Tocumen (pop: 50,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 199 km (123 mi) SSE of Juan Diaz (pop: 100,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 199 km (124 mi) SSE of Pedregal (pop: 51,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 200 km (124 mi) SE of San Miguelito (pop: 321,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 201 km (125 mi) SE of Arraijan (pop: 76,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 207 km (128 mi) SE of La Chorrera (pop: 61,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 207 km (129 mi) SE of Las Cumbres (pop: 69,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 104 km (65 mi) SSE of Isla del Rey Island (pop: 1,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  26.3°C (79 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.9 | 6 km | Panama: 102 Km Al Sur De La Palma, Panamá | INETER |
| 4.8 | 10 km | Panama | GFZ |
| 4.8 | 10 km | PANAMA | EMSC |
| 4.8 | 10 km | 44 Km WSW of Jaqué, Panama | USGS |
| 4.8 | 10 km | Panama | RaspberryShake |
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