The latest tremor came after two powerful earthquakes measuring magnitudes 7.7 and 6.6, along with a series of aftershocks, shook southern Panama on Friday afternoon (9 October).
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13 October, 2026, 10:10 am
Last modified: 13 October, 2026, 10:20 am
A preliminary magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southern Panama on Monday evening (12 October), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), with no immediate reports of casualties or property damage.
The earthquake struck at around 6.20pm local time at a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles), about 18 kilometres (11 miles) west of Río Grande in the country's southern region.
The latest tremor came after two powerful earthquakes measuring magnitudes 7.7 and 6.6, along with a series of aftershocks, shook southern Panama on Friday afternoon (9 October).
The earlier earthquakes caused buildings near the epicentre to collapse and prompted evacuations across the country.