Panama earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 3 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama on Fri, Jul 26, 2002, 5:33 PM EST (22:33 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 14 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2002-07-26 22:33:23 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.369° N, 82.905° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
31

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.514 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8821 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.40 km SSE of Limones, Panama · 8821 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 5.211 km NE of Limones, Panama · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.60 km NNE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 5.316 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.738 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.014 km SSW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 4.816 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8820 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 5.233 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8819 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 5.84 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8817 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 4.45 km N of Limones, Panama · 8817 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 6.020 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8813 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.216 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8811 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.38 km S of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8801 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 4.527 km WSW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8800 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.114 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8800 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 4.25 km E of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8797 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 4.65 km SSE of La Esperanza, Panama · 8794 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 4.68 km NNE of Limones, Panama · 8794 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 4.85 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 4.04 km NW of El Palmar, Panama · 8777 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 4.33 km NW of Manaca Norte, Panama · 8766 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 4.05 km WNW of El Palmar, Panama · 8766 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 3.725 km SW of El Silencio, Panama · 8766 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 4.33 km SSW of Limones, Panama · 8765 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8uu. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.