Panama earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 15 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama on Tue, Jul 20, 1976, 10:58 PM GMT-5 (03:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 42 km WSW of Juradó, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1976-07-21 03:58:44 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.448° N, 78.280° W
Region
Panama
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.127 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18324 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.917 km N of Jaqué, Panama · 18324 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.753 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18318 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 5.242 km WSW of Juradó, Colombia · 18318 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.226 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 18312 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.429 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 18312 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.418 km ENE of Jaqué, Panama · 18310 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.420 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 18308 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 5.041 km N of Juradó, Colombia · 18298 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.619 km ESE of Jaqué, Panama · 18294 days ago · 48 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 4.825 km ESE of Jaqué, Panama · 18280 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.125 km NNE of Jaqué, Panama · 18268 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.7Panama · 18328 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.290 km SSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18329 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 5.125 km W of Juradó, Colombia · 18330 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 4.919 km NNW of Juradó, Colombia · 18330 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.615 km NW of Juradó, Colombia · 18331 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 5.133 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 5.314 km SSE of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.738 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 5.131 km S of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.334 km S of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 4.929 km NE of Jaqué, Panama · 18333 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 5.624 km SE of Jaqué, Panama · 18333 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.730 km ENE of Jaqué, Panama · 18333 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.84 km NNW of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.86 km N of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 4.223 km NNE of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 5.217 km SSE of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.829 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.925 km SSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.635 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18334 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hf4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.