M6.1 earthquake in Panama on October 12, 2026

Strong M6.1 quake: October 12, 2026, 23:20 UTC, epicenter 15 km west of Río Grande. The rupture began 11 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.1magnitude

11 kmdepth

23:20time UTC

yellowUSGS alert

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Key facts

72 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)258 km
San José (Costa Rica)379 km
Quibdó (Colombia)577 km
Buenaventura (Colombia)650 km
Masaya (Nicaragua)694 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 10 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.0.

M5.0 · Oct 12, 23:27 UTC13 km
M4.9 · Oct 12, 23:36 UTC5 km
M4.7 · Oct 14, 05:09 UTC97 km
M4.7 · Oct 13, 06:39 UTC7 km
M4.7 · Oct 13, 02:48 UTC98 km
M4.6 · Oct 16, 22:41 UTC60 km
M4.6 · Oct 13, 00:02 UTC11 km
M4.5 · Oct 18, 16:12 UTC16 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 62 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.7 (October 9, 2026).

M7.7 · October 9, 202679 km
M7.6 · April 22, 1991281 km
M7.1 · April 3, 1983213 km
M6.8 · August 19, 1982173 km
M6.7 · October 20, 202295 km