86-Year-Old Dies of Injuries From Panama's Earthquake

The magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck Panama on Oct. 9, 2026, was centered 12 kilometers west-southwest of Pitaloza Arriba, at a depth of about 12.6 kilometers, at 12:56 p.m. local time, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. La Prensa (Panamá) and La Estrella de Panamá reported that Panama's public health and social-security institution, the Caja de Seguro Social (CSS), said a third person has died from injuries in the quake. The patient was an 86-year-old woman who died at 10:45 a.m. local time at the Ciudad de la Salud hospital complex in Panama City. She had been hospitalized there since Oct. 14, 2026, after being severely injured in the quake.

The earthquake mainly affected the provinces of Los Santos, Veraguas, Herrera and Coclé, CSS said. CSS reported the earthquake's first death Oct. 14, 2026: a woman who had been severely injured in the quake and taken to Ciudad de la Salud. Panama's Ministry of Health reported the earthquake's second confirmed death Oct. 22, 2026: a 60-year-old woman who died at Hospital Luis Chicho Fábrega in Santiago de Veraguas after being injured while evacuating during the quake.