M4.5 earthquake near Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province
3226 d ago · 17 Dec 2017, 06:53 UTC 17 km SSE of Cañas, Panama
What happened
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Cañas, Panama on 17 Dec 2017, 06:53 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Santiago de Veraguas, about 124 km away in Veraguas Province, Panama.
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17 Oct 2026, 08:51 UTC
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