Panama earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 8 km NNE of Limones, Panama

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Limones, Panama on Mon, Aug 26, 2002, 7:12 PM EST (00:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 5 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2002-08-27 00:12:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.175° N, 82.848° 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

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Depth from
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Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.85 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8797 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.04 km NW of El Palmar, Panama · 8781 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.33 km NW of Manaca Norte, Panama · 8771 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.05 km WNW of El Palmar, Panama · 8770 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.33 km SSW of Limones, Panama · 8769 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.066 km S of Boca Chica, Panama · 8742 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.65 km SSE of La Esperanza, Panama · 8798 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.25 km E of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8801 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.114 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8804 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.527 km WSW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8804 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.38 km S of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8805 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.216 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8816 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 6.020 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8817 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.45 km N of Limones, Panama · 8821 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 5.84 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8822 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 5.233 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8823 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.816 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8824 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.014 km SSW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8824 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.738 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8824 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 5.316 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8824 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 4.60 km NNE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8825 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 5.211 km NE of Limones, Panama · 8825 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 4.40 km SSE of Limones, Panama · 8825 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 6.514 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8825 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000baq5. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.