M4.0 earthquake 6 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Punta de Burica, Panama on Tue, Dec 2, 2003, 5:44 PM EST (22:44 UTC), 20 km (12 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
- 4.0 (md), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-02 22:44:34 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.997° N, 82.912° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 264°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.59 km WSW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8334 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.77 km WNW of Limones, Panama · 8334 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.88 km WNW of El Palmar, Panama · 8334 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.210 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8334 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.38 km WNW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 8334 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.714 km WNW of Limones, Panama · 8334 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.194 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 8318 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 6.53 km SSE of Progreso, Panama · 8313 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.73 km WSW of Aserrío de Gariché, Panama · 8313 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.11 km E of Divalá, Panama · 8312 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.24 km N of Breñón, Panama · 8310 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.42 km SW of San Carlos, Panama · 8305 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
- 5.53 km SE of Divalá, Panama · 8300 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cecs. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.