M5.6 earthquake 59 km WSW of Río Grande, Panama
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 59 km WSW of Río Grande, Panama on Sat, Feb 1, 2003, 8:47 AM EST (13:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mwb, body-wave moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-01 13:47:46 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 7.469° N, 81.815° W
- Region
- Panama
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.47 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.5 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 293°, dip 78°, rake 1°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 202°, dip 89°, rake 168°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 153
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bprv (also filed as gcmtb020103a, gcmt20030201134746, iscgem6578985). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC.