Panama earthquakes in 1987
25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Panama in 1987. The largest: M6.3 229 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama, Jan 4, 1987.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1987 was located in Panama. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1987
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.7south of Panama · 33 km deep
- 4.9289 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 10 km deep
- 4.628 km NNE of Playa Chiquita, Panama · 45 km deep
- 4.8178 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 10 km deep
- 4.5150 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 10 km deep
- 4.6221 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 10 km deep
- 4.7170 km SW of Río Grande, Panama · 11 km deep
- 4.6155 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 10 km deep
- 5.8168 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 10 km deep
- 6.0170 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 10 km deep
- 4.6109 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 10 km deep
- 4.725 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama · 23 km deep
- 4.59 km WSW of Punta de Burica, Panama · 28 km deep
- 4.7296 km SW of Arenas, Panama · 10 km deep
- 5.136 km S of Púcuro, Panama · 33 km deep
- 5.2south of Panama · 10 km deep
- 5.793 km S of Boca Chica, Panama · 19 km deep
- 4.6115 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 10 km deep
- 5.382 km S of Boca Chica, Panama · 10 km deep
- 4.6112 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama · 10 km deep
- 4.6284 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 10 km deep
- 4.5south of Panama · 10 km deep
- 4.525 km WSW of Finca Blanco, Panama · 27 km deep
- 5.0south of Panama · 10 km deep
- 6.3229 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1987 | 1 | 6.3 | 229 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama |
| February 1987 | 0 | ||
| March 1987 | 3 | 5.0 | south of Panama |
| April 1987 | 2 | 4.6 | 112 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama |
| May 1987 | 0 | ||
| June 1987 | 3 | 5.7 | 93 km S of Boca Chica, Panama |
| July 1987 | 1 | 5.2 | south of Panama |
| August 1987 | 5 | 5.1 | 36 km S of Púcuro, Panama |
| September 1987 | 6 | 6.0 | 170 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama |
| October 1987 | 1 | 4.8 | 178 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama |
| November 1987 | 1 | 4.6 | 28 km NNE of Playa Chiquita, Panama |
| December 1987 | 2 | 4.9 | 289 km S of Punta de Burica, 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.