Just 10 minutes ago, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Santiago, Santiago District, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama. The tremor was recorded late at night on Friday, October 9th, 2026, at 11:14 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10. km below the surface.The event was reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which also listed the earthquake at magnitude 6.0.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the epicentral area. It might have caused light to moderate damage. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Macaracas (pop. 2,200), located 25 km from the epicenter; Ocu (pop. 3,900), 49 km away; Las Tablas (pop. 8,900), 49 km away; Los Santos (pop. 6,000), 53 km away; San Juan Bautista (pop. 11,800), 55 km away; Monagrillo (pop. 10,800), 56 km away; and Santiago (pop. 45,400), 74 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 10, 2026 04:14 am (Universal Time) local time (10 Oct 2026 04:14 GMT)Magnitude: 6.0Hypocenter depth: 8.50 kmEpicenter coordinates: 7.49°N / 80.67°W (Provincia de Los Santos, Panama)Primary data source: EMSC