M4.5 earthquake 25 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama on Fri, Mar 13, 1987, 2:27 AM EST (07:27 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 20 km SE of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica. 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
- 1987-03-13 07:27:00 UTC
- Depth
- 27.2 km (16.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.331° N, 83.103° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.29 km WSW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 14438 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.820 km SE of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica · 14430 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003390. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.