M5.1 earthquake 97 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 97 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama on Tue, Nov 19, 2002, 4:08 PM EST (21:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-19 21:08:50 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.284° N, 82.398° W
- Region
- Panama
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.1 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.1 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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 107°, dip 58°, rake 8°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 13°, dip 83°, rake 148°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 90
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8135 km SW of Río Grande, Panama · 8680 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.6135 km SW of Río Grande, Panama · 8680 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bj0e (also filed as gcmtb111902b, gcmt20021119210850, iscgem6136700). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.