M4.0 earthquake 5 km WNW of El Palmar, Panama
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of El Palmar, Panama on Mon, Sep 23, 2002, 12:52 AM EST (05:52 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 3 km SSW of Limones, 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
- 2002-09-23 05:52:46 UTC
- Depth
- 0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.319° N, 82.896° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.33 km NW of Manaca Norte, Panama · 8772 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.04 km NW of El Palmar, Panama · 8783 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.85 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8799 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.68 km NNE of Limones, Panama · 8800 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.65 km SSE of La Esperanza, Panama · 8800 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bcy0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.