Earthquakes in Panama Today
Panama sits on a small microplate between the Cocos, Nazca, Caribbean and South American plates. Its most active earthquake sources are the Azuero–Soná fault zone and the Panama Fracture Zone off the Pacific coast: on 9 October 2026 an Mw 7.7 earthquake struck the Azuero Peninsula and was followed by more than a thousand aftershocks.
Danger Level (72h)
72-hour composite hazard forecast
Recent Quakes (30d)
Recorded in the last 30 days
Max Magnitude (30d)
Largest earthquake in the last 30 days
Los Santos, Panama
1mo ago•12.6 km•Felt by about 36,630,178 people
Recent earthquakes
20Counts cover the seismic belts this platform monitors in Panama, not its administrative borders. A monitored belt can reach across a border, and events there are listed with the country of their epicentre.
Monitored regions
Volcanoes of Panama
1 Holocene volcanoes under seismic monitoring
Tectonic setting
Panama sits on a small microplate between the Cocos, Nazca, Caribbean and South American plates. Its most active earthquake sources are the Azuero–Soná fault zone and the Panama Fracture Zone off the Pacific coast: on 9 October 2026 an Mw 7.7 earthquake struck the Azuero Peninsula and was followed by more than a thousand aftershocks.
Frequently asked questions
How often do earthquakes occur in Panama?
Our catalogue recorded 650 earthquakes across the 1 seismic belts monitored in Panama over the last 30 days, the strongest reaching M5.4.
Why are there so many earthquakes in Panama?
Panama sits on a small microplate between the Cocos, Nazca, Caribbean and South American plates. Its most active earthquake sources are the Azuero–Soná fault zone and the Panama Fracture Zone off the Pacific coast: on 9 October 2026 an Mw 7.7 earthquake struck the Azuero Peninsula and was followed by more than a thousand aftershocks.
What is the emergency number in Panama?
The emergency number in Panama is 911, answered by SINAPROC / 911. After strong shaking, keep the line free for those trapped or injured and check official channels for aftershock and tsunami advisories.
Who monitors earthquakes in Panama?
The national seismic authority is Instituto de Geociencias, Universidad de Panamá (IGC-UP). EarthquakeLive cross-checks its bulletins against 18 international networks, so an event may appear here with a slightly different magnitude until the agencies converge on a final solution.