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Historic Earthquake
2026 Panama Earthquake
9 October 2026 · Herrera, Los Santos · Panama
On 9 October 2026 at 17:56 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Panama (Herrera, Los Santos), at a depth of 12 km. It occurred on the Panama Plate, 21 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 9 October 2026
- Time
- 17:56 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 12 km
- Plate
- Panama Plate
- Country
- Panama
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1983Se, Panama · M 7.56 deaths
- 1962Panama · M 7.4
- 1941Costa Rica · M 7.66 deaths
- 1934Panama · M 7.7
- 1916Almirante, Bocas del Toro · M 7.0
- 1904Bocas del Toro · M 7.2
- 1904Colombia · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth