Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Panama, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
140
M5+
Strongest
M7.5
M7+ events
5
Tsunami events
5
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934-07-18 | 7.5 | 44 km ESE of Burica, Panama | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-07-13 | 7.3 | 33 km SSW of Boca de Cupé, Panama | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1904-01-20 | 7.2 | 45 km SW of Quebrada de Piedra, Panama | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1962-07-26 | 7.2 |
| 59 km SSE of Burica, Panama |
| 25 km |
| USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-07-11 | 7.0 | 12 km SSE of Jaqué, Panama | 3 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-07-18 | 6.8 | south of Panama | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1962-09-18 | 6.8 | 78 km S of Boca Chica, Panama | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1916-04-26 | 6.7 | 11 km NE of Changuinola, Panama | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2021-07-21 | 6.7 | 71 km S of Burica, Panama🌊 | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2022-10-20 | 6.7 | 60 km SSW of Boca Chica, Panama🌊 | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1913-10-02 | 6.6 | 21 km ENE of Pedasí, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-08-10 | 6.6 | 97 km SSE of Burica, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-12-08 | 6.6 | 22 km ESE of Punta de Burica, Panama🌊 | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-01-06 | 6.6 | 15 km WSW of Arenas, Panama | 54 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1914-05-28 | 6.5 | 54 km NNE of Narganá, Panama | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-11-08 | 6.5 | 10 km SW of Juradó, Colombia | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1975-01-25 | 6.5 | 12 km N of Juradó, Colombia | 36 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-07-31 | 6.5 | 14 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-07-01 | 6.5 | 9 km WNW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama | 28 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-12-25 | 6.5 | 3 km SSE of Progreso, Panama | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-05-25 | 6.5 | 45 km NE of Puerto Obaldía, Panama🌊 | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1945-06-03 | 6.5 | 3 km SW of Santo Tomás, Panama | 34 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1924-07-06 | 6.4 | 14 km NNE of Juradó, Colombia | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1940-07-13 | 6.4 | south of Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1925-03-29 | 6.4 | 19 km SSE of Camogantí, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-12-15 | 6.3 | 63 km SSW of Quebrada de Piedra, Panama | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-07-10 | 6.3 | 64 km SSE of Burica, Panama | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-11-30 | 6.3 | 19 km NNW of Portobelo, Panama | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-04-04 | 6.3 | 44 km WSW of Juradó, Colombia | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-11-04 | 6.3 | 33 km WSW of Riosucio, Colombia | 14 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-05-18 | 6.3 | 86 km S of Boca Chica, Panama | 18 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-11-19 | 6.3 | 11 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama | 32 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1985-04-20 | 6.3 | 32 km E of Mulatupo, Panama | 38 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-03-28 | 6.3 | 70 km WSW of Río Grande, Panama | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-06-26 | 6.2 | 4 km SE of Aserrío de Gariché, Panama | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1956-03-13 | 6.2 | 45 km SE of Burica, Panama | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1949-08-18 | 6.1 | 10 km WNW of Finca Blanco, Panama | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-06-27 | 6.1 | 116 km S of Boca Chica, Panama | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-12-30 | 6.1 | 76 km S of Boca Chica, Panama | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-08-25 | 6.1 | 45 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1997-04-01 | 6.1 | 53 km SSW of Boca Chica, Panama | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-05-09 | 6.1 | 11 km WSW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama | 39 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-02-04 | 6.1 | 2 km S of Finca Blanco, Panama | 29 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-02-26 | 6.1 | 7 km SE of Narganá, Panama | 65 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-07-04 | 6.1 | 4 km NNW of El Porvenir, Panama | 38 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1933-11-29 | 6.0 | 36 km SE of Burica, Panama | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1931-10-12 | 6.0 | 99 km SE of Burica, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-08-07 | 6.0 | 20 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2014-04-02 | 6.0 | 33 km SSW of Boca Chica, Panama | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1988-03-11 | 6.0 | 31 km N of San Vito, Costa Rica | 23 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1917-06-27 | 6.0 | 58 km SSW of Río Grande, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-07-26 | 6.0 | 27 km SSE of Boca Chica, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-04-08 | 6.0 | 6 km WNW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-06-26 | 5.9 | 125 km SW of Río Grande, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1952-07-09 | 5.9 | 104 km SE of Burica, Panama | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1940-05-17 | 5.9 | 51 km SSW of Río Grande, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1951-01-05 | 5.9 | 5 km SSE of Arenas, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1930-03-08 | 5.9 | 36 km NNE of El Porvenir, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-11-17 | 5.9 | 41 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-07-14 | 5.9 | 29 km SSW of Púcuro, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-05-01 | 5.9 | 7 km NNW of Limones, Panama | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2015-07-29 | 5.9 | 29 km NE of Unión Chocó, Panama🌊 | 12 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1939-10-20 | 5.9 | 11 km S of Burica, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1962-03-12 | 5.9 | 2 km WNW of Limones, Panama | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1961-11-14 | 5.8 | 86 km SE of Burica, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-04-25 | 5.8 | 89 km SSW of Quebrada de Piedra, Panama | 27 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1934-07-18 | 5.8 | 48 km SE of Burica, Panama | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1960-05-12 | 5.8 | 9 km ENE of Quebro, Panama | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-01-20 | 5.8 | 21 km SSW of Chepillo, Panama | 16 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1956-08-20 | 5.8 | 42 km SE of Pedasí, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2020-07-15 | 5.8 | 69 km WSW of Río Grande, Panama | 7 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-08-26 | 5.8 | 83 km S of Boca Chica, Panama | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1975-11-21 | 5.8 | 49 km W of Riosucio, Colombia | 36 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1959-04-20 | 5.8 | 7 km SW of Finca Blanco, Panama | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-08-02 | 5.7 | 77 km WSW of Jaqué, Panama | 22 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-01-27 | 5.7 | 47 km SE of Pedasí, Panama | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-11-27 | 5.7 | 20 km SSW of Jaqué, Panama | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-06-22 | 5.7 | 93 km S of Boca Chica, Panama | 19 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-08-07 | 5.7 | 33 km SSE of Río Grande, Panama | 8 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2003-09-04 | 5.7 | 37 km S of Boca Chica, Panama | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-10-12 | 5.7 | 14 km E of Punta de Burica, Panama | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2021-01-29 | 5.7 | 12 km SW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama | 8 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1977-08-07 | 5.7 | 1 km SW of Gómez, Panama | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2013-05-27 | 5.7 | 8 km SSW of Guabito, Panama | 9 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-05-27 | 5.7 | 2 km SW of La Mesa, Panama | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1941-03-10 | 5.7 | 18 km SSW of Tebario, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-05-26 | 5.6 | 11 km WNW of Finca Blanco, Panama | 13 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-06-07 | 5.6 | 22 km WNW of Puerto Obaldía, Panama | 86 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1968-12-16 | 5.5 | 126 km SSE of Burica, Panama | 21 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1973-04-24 | 5.5 | 102 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-01-04 | 5.5 | 23 km SSE of Jaqué, Panama | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1974-07-13 | 5.5 | 35 km NNE of Juradó, Colombia | 45 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-07-04 | 5.5 | 64 km SSE of Burica, Panama | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-07-04 | 5.5 | 62 km S of Boca Chica, Panama | 26 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-05-01 | 5.5 | 1 km NNW of Limones, Panama | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-01-07 | 5.5 | 3 km SE of Divalá, Panama | 36 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-08-29 | 5.5 | 56 km NNE of Narganá, Panama | 34 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-05-30 | 5.4 | 15 km NE of Riosucio, Colombia | 37 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-12-16 | 5.4 | 23 km W of Juradó, Colombia | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2024-04-24 | 5.4 | 77 km SSW of Boca Chica, Panama | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |