What changed in this update
Local footage showed a cathedral collapsing and a hotel facade falling onto a car in Penonomé, central Panama. No casualties were immediately reported.
Event intelligence
2026 Panama earthquake and tsunami warning
2 connected story threads
Current state
A powerful earthquake reported at magnitude 7.6–7.7 struck Panama on 9 October 2026, damaging buildings including a cathedral and a hotel facade in Penonomé, and prompting tsunami warnings or potential threat alerts for Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia and Panama; no casualties were immediately reported.
Grounded in 4 reports across 4 sources
What changed
Tsunami warnings expanded to include Colombia and Panama, specific building damage was reported in Penonomé, and no immediate casualties were reported.
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Source coverage
Source reports
ABC News
7.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Panama, sparking tsunami threat in region
Euronews
Tsunami threat after 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Panama, USGS says
Local footage showed a cathedral collapsing and a hotel facade falling onto a car in Penonomé, central Panama. No casualties were immediately reported.
