Notable earthquakes in the history of Panama include the following:
Date | Region | MMI | Deaths | Injuries | Comments | |||
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2009-07-04 | Panama / Costa Rica | 6 Mw | V | 32 | Limited damage | |||
2004-02-04 | Panama / Costa Rica | 6.1 Mw | Very many | Limited damage | ||||
6.5 Mw | VII | 2 | 75 | Moderate damage | ||||
Burica Peninsula | 6.5 Mw | VII | 11–15 | Moderate damage | ||||
2000-11-08 | Panama / Colombia | 6.5 Mw | Some | Moderate damage | ||||
1991-05-04 | 6.2 Ms | 36 | Moderate damage | |||||
Costa Rica / Panama | 7.7 Mw | IX | 75–87 | 563–759 | Extreme damage | |||
1983-04-03 | Costa Rica / Panama | 7.3 Ms | 6 | Some | Moderate damage | |||
1941-12-05 | Costa Rica / Panama | 7.6 Ms | IV | 6 | Many | Moderate damage / tsunami | ||
1934-07-18 | Panama / Costa Rica | 7.7 Ms | VII | 4 | Limited damage / tsunami | |||
1882-09-07 | 8.3 Ms | XI | Severe damage / tsunami | |||||
6.9 ML | VII | Moderate damage / tsunami | ||||||
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