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3 events over the last 51 published days.

Illustration : Panama City (Panama)
Illustration : Panama City (Panama)Dr. Thomas Liptak · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Risk index
12/100
Calm
Over 7 days
▼ −2
Over 30 days
= stable
Rank
123rd of 231 countries tied
Updated
18 Oct.

Travel advisories 12/70
Canada: Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories) · United States: level 2 of 4

Right now 0/30
No particular event under way.

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In the news

Days in the newsMentioned on 2 of 51 days
29 Aug.18 Oct.

October 2026 3 events

11 October 2026 World

Earthquake of magnitude 7.7 in Panama

An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 triggered panic Friday in Panama's capital and caused the collapse of buildings and roads, mainly in the center of the country. More than a hundred aftershocks have been recorded since, prompting some residents to sleep outdoors.

10 October 2026 Markets Vietnam

An earthquake shakes Panama and prompts EU fiscal action

The European Union removed Panama and Vietnam from its blacklist of tax havens, due to progress on financial transparency. The number of countries or territories on the list falls to eight.

10 October 2026 World

An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 strikes Panama

A powerful earthquake shook Panama on Friday, with an epicenter in the Azuero peninsula, according to USGS. Tsunami alerts were issued for neighboring countries. President José Raul Mulino spoke of a « great disaster » and roads « totally collapsed », and declared a major disaster after two earthquakes in the south of the country.

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