Panama earthquakes

M6.7 earthquake 39 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 39 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama on Sun, Jul 11, 1976, 11:54 AM GMT-5 (16:54 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.0 12 km SSE of Jaqué, Panama. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.7 (ms), strong
Local time: Sun, Jul 11, 1976, 11:54 AM GMT-5
UTC: 1976-07-11 16:54:31 UTC
Depth: 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 7.337° N, 78.470° W
Region: Panama
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 12.8% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: 202

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 62.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000h98 (also filed as gcmtc071176a, gcmt19760711165431, atlas19760711165431, iscgem711023). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.