Country risk monitor
Panama: live earthquakes, disasters and events
Updated · Data from USGS, NASA EONET and GDACS
In the last 30 days, GlobalRisk recorded 99 events in or near Panama: 98 earthquakes, 1 disaster alert. Nothing new was recorded in the past 24 hours; 3 events were recorded in the past 7 days.
The strongest earthquake was M8.0 14 km SW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama on 9 Oct 2026, which falls in the great class. Can cause serious damage across regions hundreds of kilometers wide and may generate tsunamis. About one quake of this size occurs worldwide each year on average.
There is 1 GDACS alert for Panama (0 Red, 1 Orange). Orange and Red alerts indicate events that may have a significant humanitarian impact; see how GDACS alert levels work.
Recent events in Panama
Showing the 25 most recent of 99 events.
What kinds of events
Frequently asked questions
Has there been an earthquake in Panama today?
GlobalRisk has not recorded any earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or above in or near Panama in the past 24 hours. Smaller quakes are not tracked, and reports can lag by several minutes.
What is the strongest recent earthquake in Panama?
In the last 30 days, the strongest earthquake recorded in or near Panama was M8.0 (14 km SW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama) on 9 Oct 2026.
Are there active disaster alerts for Panama?
Yes. There is 1 Orange or Red GDACS alert associated with Panama in the last 30 days. Open the event pages above for details and the original report.
Where does this information come from?
Earthquakes come from the USGS, natural events from NASA EONET and disaster alerts from GDACS. GlobalRisk normalizes them, assigns each event to a country using its coordinates, and links to the original report. See the methodology page for details.
Safety and background
These guides explain how the hazards in this region are measured and what to do when they occur:
- Earthquake Safety: What to Do Before, During and After
- Earthquake Magnitude Explained: What M4, M6 and M7 Really Mean
- GDACS Alert Levels Explained: Green, Orange and Red
Nearby countries
Latest headlines
Headlines are linked from their original publishers via Google News. GlobalRisk does not host or edit this content.
- Panama: Earthquake in Azuero & Veraguas - Situation Report No. 07 (as of 28 October 2026, 13:30) — ReliefWeb
- Heavy rain brings flooding to Panama City, up to 8 inches of rainfall in Bay County — WJHG
- Panama Earthquake Shakes the Nation’s Cradle and Tests Who Pays for History — LatinAmerican Post
- Panama declares 'major disaster' after earthquake destroys buildings and roads — TRT World
- Schuylkill County family raising money and sending aid to victims of Panama earthquake — Republican Herald
- When the Roads Rumble: U.S. and Panamanian Partner Forces provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief — DVIDS
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