What the records say
- When
- 2 May 1621
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 8.97° N, 79.55° W
- Source quake magnitude
- 6
- Runups
- 0
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1621 Panama earthquake
Earthquake in Panama with minor tsunami in 1621
The 1621 Panama earthquake, also known as the Panamá Viejo earthquake occurred between 16:30 and 16:45 (UTC−5) on 2 May, 1621. It is considered to be the first documented violent quake in the Isthmus of Panama, with the epicenter at Pedro Miguel Fault, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII. The quake shook and partially destroyed the Old Panama City,, which at that time was a town of about 5,000 inhabitants.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page