Moderate earthquake
M5.8 Earthquake — 1 km S of El Cacao, Panama
2026-10-09 18:37 UTC · 7.44°, -80.40°
A magnitude 5.8 (moderate) earthquake struck 1 km S of El Cacao, Panama on 2026-10-09 18:37 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.
M5.8
Magnitude
10 km
Depth
7.6K t
TNT equivalent
5
Felt reports
VII
Max intensity (MMI)
YELLOW
USGS PAGER alert
USGS PAGER yellow: some casualties and damage possible — the USGS estimate of human and economic impact.
🌍 View live on the 3D globe →Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.
This area's earthquake history
In the year before this quake, USGS recorded 25 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.
Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:
- M7.7 — 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama · 2026-10-09
- M7.5 — 44 km ESE of Burica, Panama · 1934-07-18
- M7.2 — 45 km SW of Quebrada de Piedra, Panama · 1904-01-20
More recent earthquakes
- M4.8 — 14 km SSW of Tebario, Panama
- M5.0 — 14 km SE of Río Grande, Panama
- M5.0 — 18 km S of Los Asientos, Panama
- M5.0 — 19 km S of Leones Arriba, Panama
- M5.5 — 3 km SW of Bajo Corral, Panama
- M7.7 — 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama
- M4.8 — 191 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
- M4.7 — 138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
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