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M4.5 Earthquake near Purio, Los Santos (Panama)

UTC time: 2026-10-12 02:22:30 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near Purio, Los Santos (Panama) on October 12, 2026 at 02:22 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS. Panama: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 88 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
fc2e0ddb0a7f2986cc6da25c8fd9def24318683e
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-10-12 02:22:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Panama
State
Los Santos
City
Purio
County
Pedasí
Village
Purio
Source
usgs
Coordinates
7.61120, -80.06980
Temperature
25.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — shallower than the regional average (14.7 km)
Regional average: 14.7 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

Estimated impact

1 Felt reports · max reported intensity 2.2

Tectonic context

Located on the Panama Plate.
Near the boundary Nazca ↔ Panama · about 54 km away

Volcanoes nearby

  • Baru
    Distance: 303 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'474 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Panama
  • Turrialba
    Distance: 487 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'340 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Costa Rica
  • Irazu
    Distance: 492 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'436 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Costa Rica

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Capt. J. Montenegro AirportPanama · PDM · MPPD
    9.0 kmStraight-line distance

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

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 126 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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