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Panama earthquakes in 1975

20 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Panama in 1975. The largest: M5.8 184 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama, Oct 4, 1975.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19741976

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Where every quake of 1975 was located in Panama. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1975

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197535.0south of Panama
February 197534.8south of Panama
March 19750
April 197524.9south of Panama
May 19750
June 19750
July 197535.31 km SE of Finca Blanco, Panama
August 197515.3109 km S of Boca Chica, Panama
September 197525.223 km S of Jaqué, Panama
October 197545.8184 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama
November 197515.138 km S of Púcuro, Panama
December 197514.6286 km SW of Arenas, Panama

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Panama nowWorldwide in 1975

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.