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A significant earthquake sequence occurred in Panama on October 9, 2026, beginning with a magnitude 7.7 main shock at 5:56 PM UTC at a shallow depth of 12.6 km near Pitaloza Arriba, approximately 460,000 people experienced severe shaking. The main event was followed by multiple strong aftershocks including a magnitude 5.8 quake near El Cacao and several magnitude 5.0–5.5 tremors between 6:22 PM and 7:04 PM UTC, with varying population exposure estimates ranging from thousands to over 500,000 within affected radius.