M4.7 earthquake 14 km WNW of Limones, Panama
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Limones, Panama on Thu, Dec 4, 2003, 11:49 AM EST (16:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 3 km SSE of Progreso, Panama. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-04 16:49:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.171° N, 82.978° 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
- 157°
- Stations used
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.53 km SSE of Progreso, Panama · 8309 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.73 km WSW of Aserrío de Gariché, Panama · 8309 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.11 km E of Divalá, Panama · 8308 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.03 km SE of Paja de Sombrero, Panama · 8307 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.24 km N of Breñón, Panama · 8307 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.42 km SW of San Carlos, Panama · 8302 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
- 5.53 km SE of Divalá, Panama · 8296 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
Before
- 4.38 km WNW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.210 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.88 km WNW of El Palmar, Panama · 8330 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.77 km WNW of Limones, Panama · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.59 km WSW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.06 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8331 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cegx. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.