Panama earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 28 km W of Jaqué, Panama

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 28 km W of Jaqué, Panama on Sun, Jul 11, 1976, 7:14 PM GMT-5 (00:14 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 44 km W of Jaqué, Panama. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-07-12 00:14:44 UTC
Depth
61.0 km (37.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.521° N, 78.423° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.244 km W of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 5.024 km W of Juradó, Colombia · 18335 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.55 km ESE of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.335 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.828 km NNE of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.514 km NNE of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 4.817 km NNW of Juradó, Colombia · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 5.023 km SE of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.526 km NNW of Juradó, Colombia · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.528 km WNW of Juradó, Colombia · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 4.821 km NW of Juradó, Colombia · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 5.335 km SSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.635 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.925 km SSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.829 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 5.217 km SSE of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 4.223 km NNE of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.86 km N of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.84 km NNW of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 4.730 km ENE of Jaqué, Panama · 18333 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 5.624 km SE of Jaqué, Panama · 18333 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 4.929 km NE of Jaqué, Panama · 18333 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 4.334 km S of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 5.131 km S of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 4.738 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 5.314 km SSE of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 5.133 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 4.615 km NW of Juradó, Colombia · 18331 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 4.919 km NNW of Juradó, Colombia · 18330 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 5.125 km W of Juradó, Colombia · 18330 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 4.290 km SSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18329 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 4.7Panama · 18328 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 5.115 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18326 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 5.127 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18324 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 4.917 km N of Jaqué, Panama · 18324 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 4.753 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18318 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 5.242 km WSW of Juradó, Colombia · 18318 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 4.226 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 18312 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 4.429 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 18312 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 4.418 km ENE of Jaqué, Panama · 18310 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 4.420 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 18308 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 5.041 km N of Juradó, Colombia · 18298 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 4.619 km ESE of Jaqué, Panama · 18294 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 4.825 km ESE of Jaqué, Panama · 18280 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 4.836 km W of Juradó, Colombia · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.56 km NE of Juradó, Colombia · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.736 km NNE of Juradó, Colombia · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.638 km WSW of Juradó, Colombia · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 5.047 km WSW of Juradó, Colombia · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.524 km SSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.946 km SSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 5.423 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 4.925 km W of Juradó, Colombia · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 5.541 km W of Juradó, Colombia · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 7.012 km SSE of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 4.623 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.342 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.218 km SSE of Camogantí, Panama · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 5.715 km SSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.313 km SSE of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.933 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 6.739 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18335 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000h9v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.