Earthquakes in Panama — July 2025

3 earthquakes were recorded in Panama during July 2025, an average of 0.1 per day.

3 reached magnitude 4 or above and 2 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 13 km.

The month's largest event in Panama was a magnitude 6.6 earthquake near Burica, Panama on 14 July 2025 at 17:16 UTC. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake radiates roughly 119,787 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.

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 1 in the magnitude 4 range, 2 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 14 July, when 3 events were recorded.

2 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 M6.6 near Burica, Panama on 14 July at 18 km; M6.2 near Burica, Panama on 14 July at 10 km; M4.2 near Burica, Panama on 14 July at 10 km.

That is 58% above the 2 events Panama averages per month across the 21 months on record.

This month also holds the strongest earthquake recorded in Panama in our entire catalogue.