M6.6 earthquake in Panama on October 9, 2026

On October 9, 2026 at 20:25 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.6 earthquake. The epicenter was 12 km west of Río Grande, with the focus 24 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.6magnitude

24 kmdepth

20:25time UTC

yellowUSGS alert

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Key facts

36 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a yellow alert: some casualties or local damage are possible. USGS flagged the event as an oceanic-region earthquake. Regional tsunami warning centers publish any tsunami information.

Nearest cities

Panama City (Panama)256 km
San José (Costa Rica)382 km
Quibdó (Colombia)574 km
Buenaventura (Colombia)647 km
Rionegro (Colombia)692 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 49 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.1.

M6.1 · Oct 12, 23:20 UTC3 km
M6.0 · Oct 10, 04:14 UTC96 km
M5.1 · Oct 10, 02:26 UTC116 km
M5.0 · Oct 12, 23:27 UTC12 km
M5.0 · Oct 11, 01:50 UTC114 km
M5.0 · Oct 9, 23:10 UTC106 km
M5.0 · Oct 9, 20:42 UTC8 km
M5.0 · Oct 9, 20:41 UTC40 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 60 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.7 (October 9, 2026).

M7.7 · October 9, 202675 km
M7.6 · April 22, 1991284 km
M7.1 · April 3, 1983217 km
M6.8 · August 19, 1982175 km
M6.7 · October 20, 202298 km