Panama earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 8 km WNW of El Palmar, Panama

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of El Palmar, Panama on Thu, Dec 4, 2003, 1:04 AM EST (06:04 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 3 km SSE of Progreso, Panama. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-12-04 06:04:24 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
8.324° N, 82.929° 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
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.210 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8335 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.38 km WNW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8335 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 4.714 km WNW of Limones, Panama · 8334 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 6.53 km SSE of Progreso, Panama · 8314 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.73 km WSW of Aserrío de Gariché, Panama · 8314 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.48 km NE of Los Ángeles, Panama · 8313 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.11 km E of Divalá, Panama · 8313 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 4.03 km SE of Paja de Sombrero, Panama · 8312 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.24 km N of Breñón, Panama · 8311 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 4.42 km SW of San Carlos, Panama · 8306 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 5.53 km SE of Divalá, Panama · 8301 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.77 km WNW of Limones, Panama · 8335 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.59 km WSW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8335 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.06 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8336 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cefq. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:20 AM UTC.