M4.4 earthquake 15 km W of Limones, Panama
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 15 km W of Limones, Panama on Wed, Mar 24, 2004, 12:11 AM EST (05:11 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 3 km ENE of Manaca Norte, Panama. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (md), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-03-24 05:11:23 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.116° N, 83.010° 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
- 138°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.229 km WNW of Limones, Panama · 8217 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.58 km SW of Finca Blanco, Panama · 8179 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.63 km ENE of Manaca Norte, Panama · 8174 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cqrr. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.