Earthquakes in Panama — March 2025

5 earthquakes were recorded in Panama during March 2025, an average of 0.2 per day.

5 reached magnitude 4 or above and 2 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 25 km.

The month's largest event in Panama was a magnitude 6.5 earthquake near Burica, Panama on 21 March 2025 at 14:50 UTC. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake radiates roughly 84,802 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is well above the Panama monthly average of 2 events over the period we cover — an unusually active month, and up from the 1 recorded the previous month.

80% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 20% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). The mix is dominated by shallow crustal events, with a minority of intermediate-depth activity.

By band, the catalogue holds 3 in the magnitude 4 range, 2 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 21 March, when 2 events were recorded.

1 event(s) this month carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information; the flag does not indicate whether a tsunami occurred.

The month's largest events were M6.5 near Burica, Panama on 21 March at 10 km; M6.2 near Burica, Panama on 21 March at 10 km; M4.9 near Burica, Panama on 24 March at 10 km.

That is 162% above the 2 events Panama averages per month across the 21 months on record.