Panama earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 35 km SSW of Jaqué, Panama

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Jaqué, Panama on Mon, Jul 12, 1976, 9:43 AM GMT-5 (14:43 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 24 km SE of Jaqué, Panama. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mb), moderate
Local time: Mon, Jul 12, 1976, 9:43 AM GMT-5
UTC: 1976-07-12 14:43:10 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 7.232° N, 78.302° W
Region: Panama
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 116

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000haf (also filed as iscgem711084, iscgemsup711084). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.