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Earthquake in Panama — GDACS Orange alert · USGS PAGER Orange, 9 Oct 2026
GDACS rated this earthquake in Panama Orange, 9 Oct 2026: Magnitude 7.7. Read from GDACS at 08:01 UTC.
- Hazard
- Earthquake
- GDACS alert
- Orange
- Severity
- Magnitude 7.7
- Where
- Panama
- When
- 9 Oct 2026
What has been recorded
- USGS PAGER estimates about 210,000 people where the shaking reached intensity VII or stronger (about 820,000 at VI or stronger) — an estimate, version of 17 Oct 2026.
- USGS puts the earthquake 13 km deep.
- Tsunami warning centres: PTWC message 4, 9 Oct 19:39 UTC: the tsunami threat has passed, the centre says.
What it means on the ground
A GDACS alert says how strong the hazard was. It does not say who was in its path, what was already fragile there, or what to watch in the weeks after. A Watchfloor report reads this event against population, food security, conflict and access, cites every number to its source, and is approved by a person before it reaches you.
This event on the Live map — where it is now, its people and its path →
The live event page — shaking, people, damage and aftershocks →
Hazard data: GDACS (Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System), event EQ 1570339. Earthquake figures: USGS (event record and PAGER) and the tsunami warning centres, as on the live event page.