Panama earthquakes in 1980
19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Panama in 1980. The largest: M5.9 south of Panama, Jul 30, 1980.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1980 was located in Panama. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1980
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.6south of Panama · 33 km deep
- 4.732 km E of Punta de Burica, Panama · 55 km deep
- 4.87 km WNW of Boca de Cupé, Panama · 33 km deep
- 4.8south of Panama · 26 km deep
- 5.018 km ENE of Púcuro, Panama · 82 km deep
- 5.214 km SSE of Camogantí, Panama · 33 km deep
- 5.018 km WSW of Boca de Cupé, Panama · 33 km deep
- 4.8south of Panama · 13 km deep
- 5.9south of Panama · 10 km deep
- 4.8south of Panama · 33 km deep
- 4.9south of Panama · 33 km deep
- 4.7120 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 33 km deep
- 4.824 km ENE of Corozal, Panama · 33 km deep
- 4.739 km W of Punta de Burica, Panama · 59 km deep
- 5.1260 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 33 km deep
- 5.045 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 14 km deep
- 4.7184 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 33 km deep
- 5.6288 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 10 km deep
- 4.6214 km S of Cambutal, Panama · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1980 | 1 | 4.6 | 214 km S of Cambutal, Panama |
| February 1980 | 2 | 5.6 | 288 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama |
| March 1980 | 2 | 5.1 | 260 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama |
| April 1980 | 1 | 4.7 | 39 km W of Punta de Burica, Panama |
| May 1980 | 1 | 4.8 | 24 km ENE of Corozal, Panama |
| June 1980 | 2 | 4.9 | south of Panama |
| July 1980 | 2 | 5.9 | south of Panama |
| August 1980 | 5 | 5.2 | 14 km SSE of Camogantí, Panama |
| September 1980 | 2 | 4.8 | 7 km WNW of Boca de Cupé, Panama |
| October 1980 | 0 | ||
| November 1980 | 0 | ||
| December 1980 | 1 | 4.6 | south of 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.
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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.