Update: Panama declares a state of emergency after the quake; 27 injured, no deaths reported
Oct. 10, 2026 — This updates our Oct. 9 report on Panama's earthquake. Panama's Cabinet approved a state of emergency on Oct. 10, The Rio Times reported. About 27 people were injured and no deaths were reported, the civil protection agency, Sinaproc, said. It had inspected more than 426 damaged homes, and 188 schools and 21 health facilities were affected, mostly in Herrera, Los Santos and Veraguas. More than 170 aftershocks were recorded, four of them above magnitude 6, the University of Panama's Geosciences Institute said.
The wall: The cost of the damage and the number of people displaced were not reported.
Tier: Reported (based on The Rio Times' account of Panama's Cabinet and civil protection agency, and USGS data)
Sources
- The Rio Times, Panama State of Emergency Declared After 7.7 Quake (Oct. 10, 2026)
- USGS, M 6.0 - 7 km N of La Tronosa, Panama (Oct. 10, 2026)
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