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M2.6 Earthquake near La Concepción, Chiriquí (Panama)

UTC time: 2026-08-02 19:02:44 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near La Concepción, Chiriquí (Panama) on August 2, 2026 at 19:02 UTC. With a focal depth of about 9 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Panama: 93 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.0.

Details

ID
d5fbe903f9e2082e823d5db7fa82e88b0e371808
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
9.0 km
UTC time
2026-08-02 19:02:44 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Panama
State
Chiriquí
City
La Concepción
County
Bugaba
Source
emsc
Coordinates
8.51050, -82.63140
Temperature
24.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9 km
Shallow
9 km
9 km — shallower than the regional average (14.8 km)
Regional average: 14.8 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Baru
    Distance: 34 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 210 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Irazu
    Distance: 211 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica
  • Barva
    Distance: 242 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'906 m ·Last eruption: -6050 ·Costa Rica
  • Poas Activity reported
    Distance: 257 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'697 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Costa Rica
  • Platanar
    Distance: 275 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'267 m ·Costa Rica

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Enrique Malek International AirportPanama · DAV · MPDA
    25.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Chiriquí

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 105 Catalogue entries

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