M4.8 earthquake 2 km SW of Púcuro, Panama
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 2 km SW of Púcuro, Panama on Sat, Jul 13, 1974, 6:44 AM GMT-5 (11:44 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 33 km S of Púcuro, 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
- 1974-07-13 11:44:05 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.964° N, 77.507° 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.
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.728 km NE of Jaqué, Panama · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.933 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 19065 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.943 km NNE of Juradó, Colombia · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.65 km NE of Yape, Panama · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.431 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.927 km SW of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.731 km SE of Jaqué, Panama · 19064 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.82 km NW of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.738 km SSW of Boca de Cupé, Panama · 19064 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.328 km SSE of Camogantí, Panama · 19064 days ago · 48 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.628 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.518 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.238 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.443 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.35 km NE of Juradó, Colombia · 19064 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.439 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 19064 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.618 km WNW of Riosucio, Colombia · 19064 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.224 km SW of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.929 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.113 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.828 km SSE of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.7Panama-Colombia border region · 19064 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.5Panama-Colombia border region · 19063 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.923 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 19063 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.543 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 19063 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.636 km NW of Riosucio, Colombia · 19063 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.830 km SSW of Unguía, Colombia · 19062 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.85 km SSE of Púcuro, Panama · 19062 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.522 km SSW of Unguía, Colombia · 19062 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.341 km NNE of Juradó, Colombia · 19062 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.734 km SSE of Púcuro, Panama · 19062 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.83 km NNW of Juradó, Colombia · 19062 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.835 km NW of Riosucio, Colombia · 19061 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.415 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 19059 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.85 km NNE of Púcuro, Panama · 19059 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.86 km ENE of Unión Chocó, Panama · 19058 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.637 km SW of Riosucio, Colombia · 19053 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.123 km NNW of Unguía, Colombia · 19050 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.914 km SE of Púcuro, Panama · 19046 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.18 km SSW of Boca de Cupé, Panama · 19046 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.324 km ENE of Corozal, Panama · 19022 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.838 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 19007 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
Before
- 4.931 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19065 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.526 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.243 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.247 km N of Juradó, Colombia · 19065 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.31 km SW of Púcuro, Panama · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.639 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.528 km SSE of Camogantí, Panama · 19065 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.635 km S of Camogantí, Panama · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.422 km NNW of Jaqué, Panama · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.723 km SSW of Boca de Cupé, Panama · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.033 km SSW of Boca de Cupé, Panama · 19065 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.744 km SSE of Camogantí, Panama · 19065 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.933 km N of Juradó, Colombia · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.733 km SW of Púcuro, Panama · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.542 km NNE of Juradó, Colombia · 19065 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
- 5.135 km NNW of Juradó, Colombia · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.240 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 5.535 km NNE of Juradó, Colombia · 19065 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.250 km NNE of Juradó, Colombia · 19065 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.046 km SSW of Boca de Cupé, Panama · 19065 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000740. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.