M4.6 earthquake 135 km SW of Río Grande, Panama
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 135 km SW of Río Grande, Panama on Thu, Dec 26, 2002, 5:17 AM EST (10:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 59 km WSW of Río Grande, Panama. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-26 10:17:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.822° N, 82.175° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.659 km WSW of Río Grande, Panama · 8643 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.690 km SW of Río Grande, Panama · 8621 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmf7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC.