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M6.6 earthquake — 12 km W of Río Grande, Panama

📍 Panama · since 9 Oct 2026

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program ↗
Source updated: 14 Oct 2026, 17:48 UTC
Event start (source): 9 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC
Last checked: 16 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC
Last change ingested: 16 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

At a glance

What happened: Earthquake — Magnitude 6.6, depth 24 km. USGS PAGER yellow.
Where: Panama (7.70, -81.44 per source)
When: Began 9 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC
Who is affected: People in Panama. USGS estimates the likely impact at PAGER yellow (a model, not a count).
Has it escalated?: Only one observation of the source alert level so far.
Latest development: No dated reports matched yet.

What the source confirmsFacts · from USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Alert: USGS PAGER yellow — source record ↗
Severity (source's statement): Magnitude 6.6, depth 24 km
USGS PAGER impact estimate: yellow USGS event page ↗
Tsunami flag: USGS flags this event for possible tsunami relevance — check your national warning centre.
Start: 9 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC

Reported, not independently verifiedNews organisations

No news reports matched to this event in the last 30 days.

TimelineNewest first · UTC · grey = older than 7 days

13 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC · RedAlertDirect
First recorded by RedAlertDirect.
13 Oct 2026, 02:38 UTC
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program alert level: yellow.
9 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC
Event began, according to USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.

AssessmentRule-based · not a measurement

High USGS PAGER yellow — the source estimates some casualties or losses are possible.

Factor	Rating	Basis	Why
Hazard severity USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: Magnitude 6.6, depth 24 km	Low	Source	USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: Magnitude 6.6, depth 24 km
Geographic spread 1 country listed by the source: Panama.	Low	Rule on source data	1 country listed by the source: Panama.
Escalation Only one observation of the source alert level so far.	Not rated	Not assessed	Only one observation of the source alert level so far.
Civilian impact USGS PAGER yellow: a model estimate of likely fatalities, not a count.	Medium	Source	USGS PAGER yellow: a model estimate of likely fatalities, not a count.
Economic impact USGS PAGER yellow: a model estimate of likely economic losses, not a count.	Medium	Source	USGS PAGER yellow: a model estimate of likely economic losses, not a count.
Displacement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Infrastructure No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
International involvement No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.	Not rated	Not assessed	No structured, authoritative source for this factor; not rated.
Uncertainty Impact estimates are modelled by the source and may be revised.	Medium	Rule on source data	Impact estimates are modelled by the source and may be revised.

Ratings marked “Source” restate the source. “Rule on source data” applies a published rule (see methodology). Nothing here is produced by a language model.