Instituto Geográfico Nacional Tommy Guardia

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Panama's national geographic institute; the aftershock counts cited in this story come from the University of Panama's geosciences institute

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama on October 9, 2026, at 17:56 UTC, centered 12 kilometers west-southwest of Pitaloza Arriba in Herrera province at a depth of 12.6 kilometers. The U.S. Geological Survey first reported it as magnitude 8.0, then revised it to 7.7; Panama's Institute of Geosciences put it at 7.6.

Updated Oct 28