M4.2 earthquake 29 km WNW of Limones, Panama
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Limones, Panama on Mon, Mar 29, 2004, 8:32 AM EST (13:32 UTC), 12 km (8 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
- 4.2 (md), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-03-29 13:32:18 UTC
- Depth
- 12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 8.180° N, 83.122° 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
- 213°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.58 km SW of Finca Blanco, Panama · 8179 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.63 km ENE of Manaca Norte, Panama · 8174 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cr74. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:09 PM UTC.