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M 7.7 - 10 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama

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Magnitude M7.7 Mww

Also reported by GDACS (magnitude type not stated)

Depth
10 km
Alert level
Orange
Started
Location
Herrera, Panama
Hazard
Major earthquake

Herrera, Panama

About 200 km SW of Panama City

Events on record associated with Panama

DavidColónLa PalmaHERRERAPanama City (reference place)Panama CityEvent origin; Reported epicentre (USGS)Origin (USGS)Reported epicentre (GDACS)GDACSPanamaNorth is upN100 km
Map of the area around Herrera, Panama, showing the event origin and the epicentres reported by USGS and GDACS. Scale bar: 100 km. Location inset: Panama. Reported epicentre marked.

Recorded coordinates

The event origin is WND’s fixed reference point for this event; it is not revised when a provider updates its epicentre. Each provider reports its own current epicentre; a superseded location is kept as history. Distances below are measured from the origin.

Region and reference cities are derived by WND from the reported epicentre using Natural Earth 5.1.2 boundaries; they are not provider statements. Made with Natural Earth.

Event origin: 7.6069° N, 80.7566° W

  • Reported epicentre (USGS) — 7.6069° N, 80.7566° W — at the event origin
  • Reported epicentre (GDACS) — 7.5868° N, 80.7690° W — 3 km SSW of the event origin

Impact

Population exposedEstimated
43,367 people

What changed

7 more developments in the full chronology

Timeline

The first 5 of 18 dated entries, earliest first. 1 entry without a stated time is in the full chronology.

  1. Main eventM 7.7 - 10 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama
  2. HazardMagnitude recorded: M7.7 Mww
  3. HazardDepth recorded: 10 km
  4. HazardReported epicentre (USGS) recorded: 7.6069° N, 80.7566° W
  5. HazardReported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M7.7

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Occurrences

The main event and every occurrence recorded so far. Each reading links to its entry in the evidence record.

Main event

  • M 7.7 - 10 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, PanamaM7.7 Mww10 km depth

    USGS main shock, reviewed status.

Evidence

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Evidence record

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Population exposed

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Reports and situation updates

WND records these reports as one sequence by date. A later report does not withdraw an earlier one.

Full chronology

  1. Main event M 7.7 - 10 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama
  2. Hazard Magnitude recorded: M7.7 Mww
  3. Hazard Depth recorded: 10 km
  4. Hazard Reported epicentre (USGS) recorded: 7.6069° N, 80.7566° W
  5. Hazard Reported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M7.7
  6. Hazard Reported epicentre (GDACS) recorded: 7.5868° N, 80.7690° W
  7. Impact Population exposed recorded: 43,367 people
  8. Situation Panamá: Terremoto - Flash Update No. 01 al 9 de octubre de 2026
  9. Situation UNICEF Panamá Reporte de Situación Terremoto No. 5, 17 al 23 Octubre 2026
  10. Situation UNICEF Panama Humanitarian Situation Report No. 5 (Earthquake), 16-23 October 2026
  11. Situation Panamá: Terremoto en Azuero y Veraguas - Informe de Situación No. 07 (al 28 de octubre 2026, 13:30pm)
  12. Situation Panama: Earthquake in Azuero & Veraguas - Situation Report No. 07 (as of 28 October 2026, 13:30)
  13. Situation Earthquake in Panama | Humanitarian update - Reference period: (9–15 October 2026)
  14. Situation Terremoto en Panamá | Actualización humanitaria - Periodo de reporte: (9-15 de octubre de 2026)
  15. Situation WFP Panamá Informe Externo de Situación sobre la Emergencia por Terremoto, 29 de octubre de 2026
  16. Situation UNICEF Panama Humanitarian Situation Report No. 6 (Earthquake), 24-30 October 2026
  17. Situation UNICEF Panamá Reporte de Situación Terremoto No. 6, 24 al 30 Octubre 2026
  18. Situation WFP Panama External Situation Report on Earthquake Emergency, 29 October 2026

No time stated by the source

Sources

  • Scientific record

    M 7.7 - 10 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama

    USGS

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  • Scientific record

    Earthquake in Panama (episode 1738684)

    GDACS

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  • NGO report

    Panamá: Terremoto - Flash Update No. 01 al 9 de octubre de 2026

    OCHA

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  • NGO report

    UNICEF Panama Humanitarian Situation Report No. 5 (Earthquake), 16-23 October 2026

    UNICEF

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  • NGO report

    UNICEF Panamá Reporte de Situación Terremoto No. 5, 17 al 23 Octubre 2026

    UNICEF

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  • NGO report

    Panamá: Terremoto en Azuero y Veraguas - Informe de Situación No. 07 (al 28 de octubre 2026, 13:30pm)

    OCHA

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  • NGO report

    Panama: Earthquake in Azuero & Veraguas - Situation Report No. 07 (as of 28 October 2026, 13:30)

    OCHA

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  • NGO report

    Terremoto en Panamá | Actualización humanitaria - Periodo de reporte: (9-15 de octubre de 2026)

    UN Women

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  • NGO report

    Earthquake in Panama | Humanitarian update - Reference period: (9–15 October 2026)

    UN Women

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  • NGO report

    UNICEF Panama Humanitarian Situation Report No. 6 (Earthquake), 24-30 October 2026

    UNICEF

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  • NGO report

    UNICEF Panamá Reporte de Situación Terremoto No. 6, 24 al 30 Octubre 2026

    UNICEF

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  • NGO report

    WFP Panama External Situation Report on Earthquake Emergency, 29 October 2026

    WFP

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  • NGO report

    WFP Panamá Informe Externo de Situación sobre la Emergencia por Terremoto, 29 de octubre de 2026

    WFP

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Evidence coverage

  • GDACS: alert record found and attached. Checked
  • GLIDE registry: a disaster number was assigned. Checked
  • ReliefWeb: humanitarian reports found and attached. Checked