Panama earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 11 km NE of Limones, Panama

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Limones, Panama on Tue, Jul 30, 2002, 8:54 PM EST (01:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 16 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (ms), moderate
Local time: Tue, Jul 30, 2002, 8:54 PM EST
UTC: 2002-07-31 01:54:22 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 8.166° N, 82.784° W
Region: Panama
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 213

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b926 (also filed as iscgem3236339). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:07 AM UTC.