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Historic Earthquake
1934 Panama Earthquake
18 July 1934 · Panama
On 18 July 1934 at 01:36 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Panama, at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Panama Plate, 77 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 18 July 1934
- Time
- 01:36 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 60 km
- Injuries
- 4
- Estimated Damage
- 0 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Panama Plate
- Country
- Panama
- Nearest Volcano
- Volcan Baru (90 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Panama Earthquake · M 7.7
- 19911991 Limon Earthquake · M 7.690 deaths
- 1983Se, Panama · M 7.56 deaths
- 1962Panama · M 7.4
- 1941Costa Rica · M 7.66 deaths
- 1916Almirante, Bocas del Toro · M 7.0
- 1910Cartago, San Jose · M 6.4700 deaths
- 1904Bocas del Toro · M 7.2
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth