April 30, 1950 Earthquake: Panama

Name: April 30, 1950 Earthquake: Panama
Start: 1950-04-30
Location: Panama

April 30, 1950

An earthquake struck Panama on April 30, 1950 at 23:49:24 UTC. It caused a tsunami.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: April 30, 1950
Time: 23:49:24 UTC
Place: Panama
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Epicenter: 6.500° N, 83.000° W
Country: Panama

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

July 26, 1962, PanamaM7.4 · 157 km
July 31, 2002, Laurel, Baru, Alanje, David, Costa Rica, PanamaM6.5 · 161 km
March 12, 1962, Costa Rica-PanamaM6.8 · 170 km
July 18, 1934, Panama-Costa RicaM7.7 · $50,000 · 176 km
November 19, 2008, Paso Canoa, David, Puerto Armuelles, PanamaM6.1 · 197 km

Significant earthquakes of 1950 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1950 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10123.