M4.8 earthquake 17 km E of Jaqué, Panama
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 17 km E of Jaqué, Panama on Sat, Oct 9, 1976, 11:02 AM GMT-5 (16:02 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 1976-10-09 16:02:19 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.521° N, 78.005° 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
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.530 km WNW of Juradó, Colombia · 18239 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.036 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 18232 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.720 km SSW of Jaqué, Panama · 18196 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000jtw (also filed as iscgem706968). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.