Panama earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 11 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama on Mon, Jul 2, 1979, 4:27 AM EST (09:27 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 4 km ESE of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1979-07-02 09:27:12 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.357° N, 82.975° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.67 km SW of Cordillera, Panama · 17256 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.811 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama · 17256 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 5.012 km NW of Limones, Panama · 17255 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.927 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 17255 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.61 km WNW of La Esperanza, Panama · 17254 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 5.020 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama · 17253 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 5.117 km W of Finca Blanco, Panama · 17253 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 4.317 km S of Golfito, Costa Rica · 17250 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.715 km W of Finca Blanco, Panama · 17250 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.728 km SSW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 17250 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.919 km SSE of Golfito, Costa Rica · 17243 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 5.032 km SSW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 17241 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 4.341 km W of Limones, Panama · 17241 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.720 km S of Golfito, Costa Rica · 17241 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 4.526 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 17239 days ago · 51 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.326 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 17239 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 4.738 km SSW of Golfito, Costa Rica · 17228 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 5.211 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 17223 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 4.64 km WNW of Rovira Arriba, Panama · 17216 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 6.44 km ESE of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 17203 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 5.217 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 17256 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.61 km NNW of Sortova, Panama · 17256 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 5.04 km E of Finca Blanco, Panama · 17256 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.928 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 17256 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 6.59 km WNW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 17256 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.445 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 17257 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 5.01 km W of Limones, Panama · 17277 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011nx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:21 AM UTC.