M4.5 earthquake 0 km ENE of La Mesa, Panama
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 0 km ENE of La Mesa, Panama on Tue, Jun 5, 1979, 7:33 PM EST (00:33 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 0 km WNW of El Cortezo, Panama. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-06 00:33:11 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.659° N, 80.611° W
- Region
- Panama
- Strongest shaking
- III, weak shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- III, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- -1.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 21
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001141. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC.