M4.3 earthquake 8 km WNW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama on Thu, Dec 4, 2003, 1:22 AM EST (06:22 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-04 06:22:51 UTC
- Depth
- 10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.314° N, 82.926° W
- Region
- Panama
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000cefv. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 204°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.714 km WNW of Limones, Panama · 8339 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 6.53 km SSE of Progreso, Panama · 8319 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.73 km WSW of Aserrío de Gariché, Panama · 8319 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.48 km NE of Los Ángeles, Panama · 8318 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.11 km E of Divalá, Panama · 8317 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.03 km SE of Paja de Sombrero, Panama · 8317 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.24 km N of Breñón, Panama · 8316 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.42 km SW of San Carlos, Panama · 8311 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.53 km SE of Divalá, Panama · 8305 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 4.210 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8340 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.88 km WNW of El Palmar, Panama · 8340 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.77 km WNW of Limones, Panama · 8340 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.59 km WSW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8340 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.06 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8341 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cefv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC.