Panama earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 11 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama on Mon, Jul 2, 1979, 9:15 AM EST (14:15 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: 4.8 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, Jul 2, 1979, 9:15 AM EST
UTC: 1979-07-02 14:15:13 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 8.328° N, 82.960° W
Region: Panama
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 27

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011p2 (also filed as iscgem661213). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:43 PM UTC.