A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Panama at around 1:56 p.m. EST, according to the US Geological Survey.
Notable quake, preliminary info: M 8.0 - 14 km SW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama https://t.co/qnQAspzMXy
— USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) October 9, 2026
What's known so far:
Alerts:
Tsunami Info Stmt: M8.0 General Area of Panama 1056 PDT Oct 9: Potential to generate destructive tsunamis; CA,OR,WA,BC,and AK
— NWS Tsunami Alerts (@NWS_NTWC) October 9, 2026
The preliminary epicenter was located about 8.7 miles southwest of Pitaloza Arriba, at a depth of 20.5 miles.
The epicenter is about 122 miles southwest of Panama City. The immediate damage report is unknown.
Commerical travel is being diverted:
Planes are being diverted from Panama after the M7.6 earthquake that struck Southern Panama https://t.co/aufk5L6mTD
— Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) October 9, 2026
First footage surfacing on X:
Señor temblor que se acaba de sentir en Ciudad de Panamá. Cc @tvnnoticias https://t.co/Pfe5FP6ZoV
— Freddy Pitti (@freddypitti) October 9, 2026
Llegan más imágenes del Terremoto en Panamá de 7.6 (actualizado en los ultimos minutos) https://t.co/KfxHsI19vb
— Ernesto (@ernestojmro) October 9, 2026
#Atención Un terremoto de magnitud 8.0 se acaba de registrar en Panamá. https://t.co/iYVFfy4lZD
— BluRadio Colombia (@BluRadioCo) October 9, 2026
Today's massive quake follows Venezuela's June twin quakes, Colombia's August earthquake, and Peru's August quake.
*Developing...