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6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Panama's Pacific coast after destructive quake
October 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck Panama's Pacific coast on Monday, three days after a magnitude-7.2 quake that damaged hundreds of homes and schools.
- The University of Panama's Institute of Earth Sciences recorded the 6.4-magnitude quake at 18:20 local time Monday, 32 kilometers southwest of Sona.
- Panama's institute measured the October 9 quake at 7.2 magnitude, the US Geological Survey at 7.7.
- Institute director Nestor Luque said aftershocks exceeded 350 by Monday morning and expected them to continue until the fault zone stabilizes.
- SINAPROC reported 90 homes damaged in Chiriqui province, 28 of them destroyed.