M4.2 earthquake 20 km SW of Jaqué, Panama
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Jaqué, Panama on Sat, Jan 1, 1977, 3:10 AM GMT-5 (08:10 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 25 km SW 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
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-01-01 08:10:36 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.380° N, 78.292° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000m0q. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.