Panama earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 27 km SW of Jaqué, Panama

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Jaqué, Panama on Thu, Jul 22, 1976, 11:35 AM GMT-5 (16:35 UTC), 13 km (8 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: Thu, Jul 22, 1976, 11:35 AM GMT-5
UTC: 1976-07-22 16:35:17 UTC
Depth: 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 7.324° N, 78.315° 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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Stations used: 117

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hfm (also filed as iscgemsup711511). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.