M4.8 earthquake 25 km ESE of Jaqué, Panama
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 25 km ESE of Jaqué, Panama on Sat, Sep 4, 1976, 9:36 PM GMT-5 (02:36 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 36 km S of Púcuro, Panama. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-05 02:36:33 UTC
- Depth
- 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.443° N, 77.944° 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
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.125 km NNE of Jaqué, Panama · 18268 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.817 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 18245 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.530 km WNW of Juradó, Colombia · 18239 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.036 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 18232 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000j7m. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC.