M4.0 earthquake 4 km NW of El Palmar, Panama
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 4 km NW of El Palmar, Panama on Thu, Sep 12, 2002, 4:28 AM EST (09:28 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 3 km NW of Manaca Norte, 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
- 2002-09-12 09:28:30 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.336° N, 82.881° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.33 km NW of Manaca Norte, Panama · 8766 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.05 km WNW of El Palmar, Panama · 8766 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.725 km SW of El Silencio, Panama · 8766 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.33 km SSW of Limones, Panama · 8765 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
Before
- 4.85 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.68 km NNE of Limones, Panama · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.65 km SSE of La Esperanza, Panama · 8793 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.25 km E of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8797 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.114 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8799 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.527 km WSW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8800 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.38 km S of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8800 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bc29. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.