M4.8 earthquake 117 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 117 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama on Mon, Sep 10, 1973, 5:15 PM EST (22:15 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 176 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-09-10 22:15:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.009° N, 82.593° W
- Region
- Panama
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00003db. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.