M5.3 earthquake 1 km SE of Finca Blanco, Panama
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Finca Blanco, Panama on Sat, Jul 19, 1975, 6:48 PM EST (23:48 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-07-19 23:48:46 UTC
- Depth
- 49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.372° N, 82.861° 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
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.26 km WNW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 18656 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
- 5.013 km S of Santo Tomás, Panama · 18650 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 4.96 km W of Finca Blanco, Panama · 18700 days ago · 45 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.97 km WSW of Canoas, Costa Rica · 18700 days ago · 55 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.027 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 18704 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.64 km SW of Canoas, Costa Rica · 18718 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000c1w (also filed as iscgem726335). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:53 AM UTC.