Earthquakes in Panama — August 2026

2 earthquakes were recorded in Panama during August 2026, an average of 0.1 per day.

2 reached magnitude 4 or above and 1 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 22 km.

The month's largest event in Panama was a magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Río Grande, Panama on 05 August 2026 at 04:19 UTC. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake radiates roughly 674 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is below the Panama monthly average of 6 events over the period we cover — a comparatively quiet month, and up from the 1 recorded the previous month.

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 1 in the magnitude 4 range, 1 in the magnitude 5 range.

The month's largest events were M5.1 near Río Grande, Panama on 05 August at 10 km; M4.3 near Narganá, Panama on 28 August at 35 km.

That is 66% below the 6 events Panama averages per month across the 22 months on record.