Weak mag. 2.9 earthquake - 66 km south of Panama on Monday, Dec 13, 2021 at 4:22 am (GMT -5) -
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Weak magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 16 km depth
13 Dec 09:28 UTC: First to report: INETER after 6 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Dec 13, 2021 09:22:30 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, Dec 13, 2021 at 4:22 am (GMT -5) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.9 |
| Depth | 16.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 8.4°N / 79.507°W  (Golfo de Panama, Panama) |
| Antipode | 8.4°S / 100.493°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearby towns and cities | 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Occidente (pop: 126) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) SSE of Veracruz (Arraiján) (pop: 17,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 62 km (38 mi) SSE of Arraijan (pop: 76,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 62 km (39 mi) S of Ancon (pop: 20,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) S of Panama (pop: 408,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) S of Rio Abajo (pop: 26,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) S of Parque Lefevre (pop: 37,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) S of San Miguelito (pop: 321,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 73 km (45 mi) S of Juan Diaz (pop: 100,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) S of Pedregal (pop: 51,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (41 mi) W of Isla del Rey Island (pop: 1,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  25.7°C (78 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from N |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.4 x 109 joules (392 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.338 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.9 | 16 km | Panama: 56 Km Al Sur De Vera Cruz, Panamá | INETER |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.9, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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