M4.0 earthquake 66 km S of Boca Chica, Panama
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 66 km S of Boca Chica, Panama on Mon, Oct 21, 2002, 7:39 AM EST (12:39 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 97 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (md), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-21 12:39:32 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.619° N, 82.140° 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.
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2104 km S of Boca Chica, Panama · 8744 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.26 km SW of Lajas de Tolé, Panama · 8715 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.197 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8715 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bez0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.