Real events · Earthquake · 12 October 2026

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake: Veraguas coast, Panama

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On 12 October 2026 at 23:20 UTC a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck at a depth of 11 km. Location: Veraguas coast, Panama.

M6.1Magnitude

11 kmDepth

0people in the intensity VI+ zone

greenUSGS PAGER

No tsunami message was issued for this earthquake. The USGS PAGER system rates the expected losses as green; the scale runs from green to red.

Updated 19 October 2026 · All times are UTC.

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Key facts

Time: 12 October 2026, 23:20 UTC
Magnitude: 6.1 (mww)
Depth: 11.0 km
Tsunami: none
Alert level: PAGER: green
Coordinates: 7.69, -81.49
Source: USGS

What the simulator shows

VI+ · 35 km0

VII+ · 13 km0

VIII+0

The simulator turns magnitude and depth into shaking intensity on the Modified Mercalli scale. By that estimate intensity VI, at which loose objects fall from shelves, reaches 35 km from the epicentre, and no town listed in GeoNames lies inside that circle.

Town	Distance	Population	Intensity (model)
Soná	40 km	7,669	V
San Francisco	43 km	1,898	V
Río de Jesús	49 km	1,060	V
Las Palmas	50 km	1,291	V
La Mesa	61 km	2,090	V
Montijo	58 km	1,932	V
Tolé	65 km	2,794	V
Pueblo Viejo	65 km	1,042	V