M4.8 earthquake 29 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama on Wed, Oct 2, 1974, 11:37 PM GMT-5 (04:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 38 km WNW of Riosucio, 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
- 1974-10-03 04:37:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.733° N, 77.587° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.841 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 18964 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.938 km WNW of Riosucio, Colombia · 18958 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.214 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 18946 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.029 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 18937 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.57 km E of Púcuro, Panama · 18937 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.95 km ESE of Unión Chocó, Panama · 18930 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000884 (also filed as iscgem736006). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.