Panama earthquakes

M5.9 earthquake 29 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama on Sat, Jul 13, 1974, 9:13 PM GMT-5 (02:13 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.9 (mb), moderate
Local time: Sat, Jul 13, 1974, 9:13 PM GMT-5
UTC: 1974-07-14 02:13:50 UTC
Depth: 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 7.745° N, 77.612° W
Region: Panama
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 25.9% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: 151

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000074v (also filed as iscgem745901, atlas19740714021350). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.