Panama earthquakes

M7.0 earthquake 12 km SSE of Jaqué, Panama

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Jaqué, Panama on Sun, Jul 11, 1976, 3:41 PM GMT-5 (20:41 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 7.0 (ms), major
Local time: Sun, Jul 11, 1976, 3:41 PM GMT-5
UTC: 1976-07-11 20:41:47 UTC
Depth: 3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 7.409° N, 78.127° W
Region: Panama
Strongest shaking: VIII, severe 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: VIII, severe shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 35.8% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.9 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Landslide alert: Yellow
Liquefaction alert: Yellow

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 222

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000h9g (also filed as gcmtc071176b, gcmt19760711204147, atlas19760711204151, iscgem711035). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.