M5.2 earthquake 23 km S of Jaqué, Panama
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 23 km S of Jaqué, Panama on Fri, Sep 26, 1975, 4:49 PM GMT-5 (21:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 49 km W 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
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-09-26 21:49:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.313° N, 78.129° 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
- 62
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.627 km E of Juradó, Colombia · 18624 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.618 km WNW of Juradó, Colombia · 18622 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.029 km S of Jaqué, Panama · 18620 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.926 km SSW of Juradó, Colombia · 18599 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.115 km SSE of Juradó, Colombia · 18577 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.849 km W of Riosucio, Colombia · 18569 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000cyh (also filed as iscgem724406). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.