Panama earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 33 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 33 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama on Thu, Aug 1, 2002, 2:10 PM EST (19:10 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: 5.2 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Thu, Aug 1, 2002, 2:10 PM EST
UTC: 2002-08-01 19:10:10 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 7.752° N, 82.746° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 167°, dip 90°, rake -180°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 257°, dip 90°, rake 0°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 163

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b94x (also filed as gcmtb080102a, gcmt20020801191010, iscgem3236573). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:13 AM UTC.