Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 65 km south of Las Tablas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama, on Thursday, Jun 30, 2022 at 8:43 am (GMT -5) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 1 km depth
30 Jun 13:47 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 minutes.
30 Jun 14:42: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 1.0 km (from 6.2 to 0.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 8.6 km (5.4 mi) towards NW.
30 Jun 14:42: Magnitude recalculated from 4.4 to 4.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 1.0 km (from 6.2 to 0.6 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 8.6 km (5.4 mi) towards NW.
Update Thu, 30 Jun 2022, 13:54
Moderate 4.4 quake hits near Pedasi, Distrito de Pedasí, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama4.4 quake 30 Jun 8:43 am (GMT -5)
A shallow magnitude 4.4 earthquake was reported in the morning near Pedasi, Distrito de Pedasí, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Thursday, June 30th, 2022, at 8:43 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Bucaro (pop. 400) located 33 km from the epicenter, Pedasi (pop. 1,900) 45 km away, and Tonosi (pop. 1,500) 45 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include La Palma (pop. 1,100) located 62 km from the epicenter, Bella Vista (pop. 1,100) 68 km away, Santo Domingo (pop. 1,800) 69 km away, La Palma (pop. 1,300) 71 km away, Las Tablas (pop. 8,900) 71 km away, and Macaracas (pop. 2,200) 81 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Thursday, June 30th, 2022, at 8:43 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Bucaro (pop. 400) located 33 km from the epicenter, Pedasi (pop. 1,900) 45 km away, and Tonosi (pop. 1,500) 45 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include La Palma (pop. 1,100) located 62 km from the epicenter, Bella Vista (pop. 1,100) 68 km away, Santo Domingo (pop. 1,800) 69 km away, La Palma (pop. 1,300) 71 km away, Las Tablas (pop. 8,900) 71 km away, and Macaracas (pop. 2,200) 81 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Jun 30, 2022 13:43:27 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, Jun 30, 2022 at 8:43 am (GMT -5) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.5 |
| Depth | 1.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 7.19°N / 80.19°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Panama) |
| Antipode | 7.19°S / 99.81°E |
| Shaking intensity | Strong shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 25 km (15 mi) SE of Bucaro (pop: 398) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) SE of Tonosi (pop: 1,480) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) SSW of Pedasi (pop: 1,920) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) S of La Palma (pop: 1,140) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 64 km (39 mi) SSE of La Palma (pop: 1,280) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) S of Las Tablas (pop: 8,940) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) SE of Llano de Piedra (pop: 1,050) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 214 km (133 mi) SSW of Panama (pop: 408,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 195 km (121 mi) SW of Isla del Rey Island (pop: 1,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  26.8°C (80 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from N |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.5 | 1 km | PANAMA | EMSC |
| 4.5 | 1 km | Panama | RaspberryShake |
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