M5.1 earthquake 56 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 56 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama on Fri, Dec 20, 1974, 7:26 PM EST (00:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 12 km N of Juradó, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-12-21 00:26:53 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.335° N, 78.644° 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
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.512 km N of Juradó, Colombia · 18875 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
- 5.017 km WSW of Juradó, Colombia · 18875 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.514 km W of Juradó, Colombia · 18875 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.843 km SSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18857 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000096t. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC.