M6.0 earthquake in Panama on October 10, 2026

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck on October 10, 2026 at 04:14 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 7 km north of La Tronosa, at a depth of 10 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.0magnitude

10 kmdepth

04:14time UTC

yellowUSGS alert

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Key facts

64 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a yellow alert: some casualties or local damage are possible.

Nearest cities

Panama City (Panama)204 km
San José (Costa Rica)469 km
Quibdó (Colombia)480 km
Buenaventura (Colombia)564 km
Rionegro (Colombia)596 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 39 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.1.

M6.1 · Oct 12, 23:20 UTC99 km
M5.0 · Oct 12, 23:27 UTC91 km
M5.0 · Oct 11, 01:50 UTC19 km
M4.9 · Oct 12, 23:36 UTC104 km
M4.9 · Oct 10, 06:30 UTC73 km
M4.9 · Oct 10, 06:18 UTC35 km
M4.8 · Oct 12, 20:05 UTC109 km
M4.8 · Oct 11, 17:11 UTC115 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 53 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.7 (October 9, 2026).

M7.7 · October 9, 202621 km
M7.0 · July 11, 1976273 km
M6.8 · August 19, 1982246 km
M6.7 · October 20, 2022192 km
M6.7 · July 21, 2021241 km