Panama earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 18 km ENE of Jaqué, Panama

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 18 km ENE of Jaqué, Panama on Thu, Aug 5, 1976, 6:05 PM GMT-5 (23:05 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 41 km N of Juradó, Colombia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-08-05 23:05:54 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.570° N, 78.002° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.420 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 18308 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 5.041 km N of Juradó, Colombia · 18298 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.534 km SE of Juradó, Colombia · 18294 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.619 km ESE of Jaqué, Panama · 18293 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.825 km ESE of Jaqué, Panama · 18279 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 4.125 km NNE of Jaqué, Panama · 18268 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.429 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 18311 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.226 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 18312 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 5.242 km WSW of Juradó, Colombia · 18317 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.753 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18317 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.917 km N of Jaqué, Panama · 18324 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 5.127 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18324 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 5.115 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18325 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 4.7Panama · 18328 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 5.125 km W of Juradó, Colombia · 18329 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.919 km NNW of Juradó, Colombia · 18330 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 4.615 km NW of Juradó, Colombia · 18330 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 5.133 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18331 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 5.314 km SSE of Jaqué, Panama · 18331 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.738 km SW of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 5.131 km S of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.334 km S of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.929 km NE of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 5.624 km SE of Jaqué, Panama · 18332 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.730 km ENE of Jaqué, Panama · 18333 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 4.84 km NNW of Jaqué, Panama · 18333 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hr9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.