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M6.0 quake 7 km N of La Tronosa, Panama leads 63 notable earthquakes on 10 October 2026

Daily planet briefing

Quakes M2.5+

63

63 of any size

Strongest

M6.0

7 km N of La Tronosa, Panama

Other hazards

14

Fires, storms, floods, eruptions

Peak Kp

7.0

Geomagnetic activity

Earthquakes

Seismic networks reported 63 earthquakes in total, 63 of them magnitude 2.5 or above. That is busier than the previous week's average of 21 a day.

The strongest was a magnitude 6.0 7 km N of La Tronosa, Panama, at a depth of 10 km. 64 people reported feeling it.

Across the day, 1 quake reached magnitude 6 or more, 6 quakes reached magnitude 5 or more, 54 quakes reached magnitude 4 or more.

The most active countries were Panama (6), United States (4) and Indonesia (2).

Volcanoes, fires, storms and floods

New entries on the hazard record: 1 flood, 1 volcano, 12 wildfires.

1 volcano received an activity report.

Sky & Space

The planetary K-index peaked at Kp 7.0, strong storm conditions.

5 asteroids passed Earth. The closest, (2026 TL6), came within 0.7 lunar distances and is 5 m across.

1 orbital launch was scheduled.