M4.9 earthquake 20 km WNW of Finca Blanco, Panama
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Finca Blanco, Panama on Wed, Feb 4, 2004, 7:40 AM EST (12:40 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-02-04 12:40:42 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.422° N, 83.056° 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
- 98°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.42 km W of Finca Blanco, Panama · 8241 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.415 km W of Limones, Panama · 8219 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.229 km WNW of Limones, Panama · 8214 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ckd9. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:43 PM UTC.