M4.1 earthquake 25 km NNE of Jaqué, Panama
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 25 km NNE of Jaqué, Panama on Thu, Sep 16, 1976, 4:41 PM GMT-5 (21:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 17 km E of Jaqué, Panama. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-09-16 21:41:50 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.733° N, 78.074° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.817 km E of Jaqué, Panama · 18246 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.530 km WNW of Juradó, Colombia · 18240 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.036 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 18232 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jf2. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.