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Panama: earthquakes and wildfires

Latest earthquakes and active wildfires in Panama on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record, and statistics by year.

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Latest eventM 3.616.8 mi depth · 2 h ago3 mi SE of El Cacao, Panama
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Key statistics (30 days)

Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

Fire danger

Today Low
Tomorrow Low
Day after Low

Forecast for the area around: Panama City. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).

Severe weather (forecast)

  • Today: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · Las Cumbres
  • Tomorrow: Rain – Very heavy rain (25–50 mm) · David

Forecast for the area around: Panama. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.

Recent events in Panama

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Panama

Panama has recorded 1,890 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.7 in 2026.

Satellites have detected 1 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 10,223 acres.

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Earthquakes

Earthquakes today: Panama →

1,890 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.7.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
3.63 mi SE of El Cacao, Panama16.8 mi
3.733 mi SSW of Santiago, Panama3.1 mi
3.524 mi S of Sona, Panama3.1 mi
3.8near Canas, Panama8.7 mi
3.517 mi WNW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama4.3 mi
4.067 mi SSE of Pedregal, Panama6.2 mi
3.626 mi SSW of Sona, Panama5.0 mi
3.511 mi ENE of Tonosi, Panama3.1 mi
3.723 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
3.514 mi SW of Macaracas, Panama3.1 mi
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MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
3.77 mi SW of Pedasi, Panama3.1 mi
4.340 mi S of Santiago, Panama5.0 mi
3.534 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
3.43 mi WNW of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
3.927 mi SSW of Sona, Panama3.1 mi
3.47 mi NNW of Tonosi, Panama8.7 mi
3.612 mi SSW of Pedasi, Panama3.7 mi
3.425 mi S of Sona, Panama9.3 mi
3.323 mi SSW of Sona, Panama3.1 mi
3.124 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama8.1 mi
3.49 mi NW of Tonosi, Panama7.5 mi
2.633 mi SW of San Juan Bautista, Panama8.1 mi
3.034 mi SW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.226 mi SSW of Sona, Panama1.9 mi
3.46 mi N of Tonosi, Panama9.9 mi
4.620 mi SW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
2.820 mi SW of La Concepcion, Panama8.1 mi
3.333 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama7.5 mi
3.220 mi WSW of Puerto Escondido, Panama6.8 mi
4.417 mi S of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
3.133 mi S of Santiago, Panama10.6 mi
3.232 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.8 mi
3.331 mi SSW of Santiago, Panama8.7 mi
2.933 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.8 mi
3.031 mi S of Santiago, Panama9.3 mi
3.630 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama9.3 mi
4.57 mi ESE of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
3.611 mi E of Tonosi, Panama1.9 mi
4.46 mi ESE of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
5.210 mi NE of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.728 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
5.030 mi SW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.010 mi SSE of La Palma, Panama6.2 mi
4.433 mi SSE of Changuinola, Panama6.2 mi
4.433 mi SE of Changuinola, Panama6.2 mi
4.014 mi WNW of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.519 mi SW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.531 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.5135 mi S of Burica, Panama6.2 mi
5.4131 mi S of Burica, Panama6.2 mi
4.521 mi S of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.126 mi SSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.414 mi SW of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.210 mi NE of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.631 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.430 mi SSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.434 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.510 mi SSW of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.730 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.212 mi W of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.4near Macaracas, Panama6.2 mi
4.521 mi SW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.615 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.49 mi SSE of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.644 mi WSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.331 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.727 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.44 mi WNW of Chiriqui Grande, Panama6.2 mi
4.621 mi SW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.549 mi WSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.924 mi SW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
5.016 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
6.123 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.8 mi
4.537 mi WSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.541 mi WSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.822 mi SW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.55 mi WNW of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.336 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.526 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.224 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.58 mi NNW of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.623 mi SSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.425 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.725 mi SW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.430 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.849 mi WSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.516 mi SSE of La Palma, Panama6.2 mi
4.344 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.430 mi SW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.338 mi WSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.437 mi SW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.95 mi NW of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.617 mi SW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.314 mi SW of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.76 mi WNW of Tonosi, Panama11.5 mi
4.834 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.354 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.512 mi S of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.416 mi W of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.89 mi WNW of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.513 mi SSE of La Palma, Panama6.2 mi
4.427 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.538 mi SSW of Pedregal, Panama6.2 mi
4.5near Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.822 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.312 mi SSW of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.427 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.67 mi WNW of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.56 mi SE of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.917 mi SSE of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.717 mi S of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.9near Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.515 mi SSE of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.324 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.432 mi S of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.511 mi NNW of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
6.010 mi WNW of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.531 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.535 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.442 mi SSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.422 mi S of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.130 mi SE of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.530 mi SSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
5.04 mi NNW of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.424 mi S of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.311 mi S of La Palma, Panama6.2 mi
4.521 mi S of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.77 mi NW of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.631 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.1near Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.214 mi SW of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.810 mi E of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.723 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.529 mi SSE of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.314 mi S of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
5.018 mi S of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
5.411 mi WSW of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
5.18 mi W of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.44 mi E of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.611 mi S of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.326 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.528 mi SSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.617 mi S of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.511 mi W of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.925 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.923 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
5.024 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.925 mi SSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
5.121 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
5.619 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
6.625 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
5.07 mi NW of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
5.036 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.530 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.625 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
5.237 mi SSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.89 mi WSW of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.532 mi SSE of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.425 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.515 mi S of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.837 mi SW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.728 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.627 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.523 mi SW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.623 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.642 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.936 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.726 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.629 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.328 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
5.035 mi SW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.510 mi NNW of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.27 mi SSW of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.36 mi WSW of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.26 mi ESE of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.918 mi SE of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.936 mi SSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
5.038 mi SSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
5.85 mi N of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
5.037 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.59 mi W of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.526 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.77 mi SE of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
4.627 mi SW of Monagrillo, Panama6.2 mi
5.512 mi SSE of La Palma, Panama6.2 mi
4.720 mi SSE of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.643 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.912 mi SW of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
4.833 mi SW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
5.125 mi SSW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.532 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.78 mi NNW of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.67 mi ESE of Tonosi, Panama6.2 mi
4.627 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
4.844 mi SW of San Juan Bautista, Panama6.2 mi
4.849 mi S of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
5.142 mi SSE of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
5.462 mi WSW of Santiago, Panama6.2 mi
5.210 mi NE of Pedasi, Panama6.2 mi
7.736 mi SW of San Juan Bautista, Panama7.5 mi

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
7.736 mi SW of San Juan Bautista, Panama7.5 mi
7.08 mi SSE of Jaque, Panama1.9 mi
6.892 mi S of Burica, Panama6.2 mi
6.748 mi S of Pedregal, Panama12.4 mi
6.772 mi SSW of Pedregal, Panama6.2 mi
6.79 mi SSE of Jaque, Panama13.7 mi
6.625 mi SSW of Sona, Panama6.2 mi
6.635 mi SSW of Pedregal, Panama12.4 mi
6.5148 mi S of Burica, Panama5.0 mi
6.581 mi S of Pedregal, Panama6.2 mi
6.5161 mi S of Burica, Panama11.2 mi
6.527 mi W of David, Panama20.5 mi
6.59 mi SE of Burica, Panama6.2 mi
6.580 mi SSE of Burica, Panama6.0 mi
6.56 mi WNW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama17.4 mi

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19772026
Year
2026218M7.7
202526M6.2
202441M5.8
202341M6.3
202245M6.7
202151M6.7
202042M5.8
201929M6.2
201830M5.7
201735M5.3
201630M5.6
201536M6.5
201449M6.6
201324M5.7
201225M6.3
201125M6.1
201022M5.7
200915M6.3
200853M6.1
200726M5.7
200632M6.1
200539M6.5
200425M6.1
200345M6.5
200260M6.5
200130M6.1
200032M6.1
199946M6.3
1998191M5.9
199754M6.1
199619M5.9
199540M6.0
199430M5.5
199330M5.7
199217M6.3
199122M6.2
199017M6.5
198917M6.3
198825M6.2
198735M6.3
198619M5.8
198512M6.3
19848M5.2
198320M6.1
198219M6.8
19813M4.8
198013M5.6
197942M6.5
197812M6.1
197710M5.7
197662M7.0

Wildfires

1 major fires since 2026. The largest covered about 10,223 acres.

Recent fires

AreaLocationSinceStatus
786 acres9 mi NNW of San Miguelito, PanamaActive
10,223 acres18 mi WNW of Canoa, PanamaInactive

Largest fires on record

AreaLocationSinceStatus
10,223 acres18 mi WNW of Canoa, PanamaInactive

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