M4.8 earthquake 5 km SSE of Púcuro, Panama
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Púcuro, Panama on Mon, Jul 15, 1974, 2:11 PM GMT-5 (19:11 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 41 km NNE 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-07-15 19:11:51 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.934° N, 77.472° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.522 km SSW of Unguía, Colombia · 19062 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.341 km NNE of Juradó, Colombia · 19062 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.734 km SSE of Púcuro, Panama · 19061 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.83 km NNW of Juradó, Colombia · 19061 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.835 km NW of Riosucio, Colombia · 19061 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.415 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 19059 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.85 km NNE of Púcuro, Panama · 19058 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.86 km ENE of Unión Chocó, Panama · 19057 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.637 km SW of Riosucio, Colombia · 19052 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.123 km NNW of Unguía, Colombia · 19049 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.914 km SE of Púcuro, Panama · 19045 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.18 km SSW of Boca de Cupé, Panama · 19045 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.324 km ENE of Corozal, Panama · 19021 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.838 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 19006 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
Before
- 4.830 km SSW of Unguía, Colombia · 19062 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.636 km NW of Riosucio, Colombia · 19062 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.543 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 19062 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.923 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 19063 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.5Panama-Colombia border region · 19063 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.7Panama-Colombia border region · 19063 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.828 km SSE of Púcuro, Panama · 19063 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.113 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19063 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.929 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19063 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.224 km SW of Púcuro, Panama · 19063 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.618 km WNW of Riosucio, Colombia · 19063 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.439 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 19063 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.35 km NE of Juradó, Colombia · 19064 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.443 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.238 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.518 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.628 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.328 km SSE of Camogantí, Panama · 19064 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
- 5.738 km SSW of Boca de Cupé, Panama · 19064 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.82 km NW of Púcuro, Panama · 19064 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000075v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.