M4.0 earthquake 29 km S of Jaqué, Panama
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 29 km S of Jaqué, Panama on Wed, Oct 1, 1975, 2:31 AM GMT-5 (07:31 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 26 km SSW 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-10-01 07:31:30 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.254° N, 78.136° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.926 km SSW of Juradó, Colombia · 18600 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.115 km SSE of Juradó, Colombia · 18578 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 5.849 km W of Riosucio, Colombia · 18570 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
- 5.138 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 18561 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000d0s. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC.