M4.9 earthquake 6 km W of Finca Blanco, Panama
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 6 km W of Finca Blanco, Panama on Sat, Jul 19, 1975, 12:24 PM EST (17:24 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 1 km SE of Finca Blanco, Panama. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-07-19 17:24:26 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.373° N, 82.931° 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
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.31 km SE of Finca Blanco, Panama · 18692 days ago · 49 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.26 km WNW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 18648 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.013 km S of Santo Tomás, Panama · 18642 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000c1q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.