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M5.4 earthquake 37 km E of Jaqué, Panama

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 37 km E of Jaqué, Panama on Fri, Jul 12, 1974, 8:30 PM GMT-5 (01:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 35 km NNE of Juradó, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mb), moderate
Local time: Fri, Jul 12, 1974, 8:30 PM GMT-5
UTC: 1974-07-13 01:30:56 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 7.543° N, 77.821° W
Region: Panama
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 51

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 68.

Before

7.333 km SSW of Boca de Cupé, PanamaFri, Jul 12, 8:18 PM GMT-5 · 19064 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000072z (also filed as iscgem745804). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.