Panama earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 16 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama on Wed, Jul 31, 2002, 8:08 AM EST (13:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 20 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (md), light
Local time
UTC
2002-07-31 13:08:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
7.908° N, 82.954° 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.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.233 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8826 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 5.84 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8824 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.45 km N of Limones, Panama · 8823 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 6.020 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8819 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.216 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8818 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 4.38 km S of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8807 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 4.527 km WSW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8807 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.114 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8806 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.25 km E of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8804 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 4.65 km SSE of La Esperanza, Panama · 8800 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.68 km NNE of Limones, Panama · 8800 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 4.85 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8800 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.04 km NW of El Palmar, Panama · 8784 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.33 km NW of Manaca Norte, Panama · 8773 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 4.05 km WNW of El Palmar, Panama · 8773 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 4.33 km SSW of Limones, Panama · 8772 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.014 km SSW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.738 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 5.316 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.60 km NNE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 5.211 km NE of Limones, Panama · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.40 km SSE of Limones, Panama · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 6.514 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 4.63 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama · 8831 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b933. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.