Is Penonomé safe? Panama travel risk
Is Penonomé safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Penonomé scores 49/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Panama Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 19 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). A magnitude 6.0 earthquake was recorded about 116 km away on 10 Oct (USGS). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Penonomé scores 49/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Panama (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Penonomé: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and crime and scams (62/100).
A score of 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Panama travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 8.5187° N, 80.3553° W within Coclé, Penonomé is situated 103.3 km ENE of Panama City at an altitude of 90 m.
Coclé
8.5187° N, 80.3553° W
90 m
America/Panama
21,748
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Panama
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Penonomé happened in October (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
4 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.7 on 9 Oct 2026 (113 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.0 on 10 Oct 2026 (116 km away) — USGS details
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