M5.2 earthquake 41 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 41 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama at 14:48 local time (19:48 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS and GFZ.
Reported by 2 agencies · revised from M5.3
Data: USGS, GFZ · updated 2026-10-09 20:07 UTC · reviewed
- Magnitude
- 5.2moderate
body-wave magnitude (mb)
revised from 5.3 - Depth
- 10 km
- Status
- Reviewed
- Origin time
- 2026-10-09 19:48:55 UTC
- Local: 9 Oct 2026, 14:48:55 (America/Panama)
- Epicentre
- 7.642° N, 81.268° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| SonáVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 7,669 | 41 km | IVLight |
| Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,355 | 60 km | IVLight |
| Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168 | 244 km | IIWeak |
| San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501 | 252 km | IIWeak |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 158 km.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS, which has been reviewed by an analyst.
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How big was it?
Felt by most people over a wide area. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre.
It released roughly the energy of 951 t of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 10 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M5.2 releases about 32× the energy of M4.2, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 951 t of TNT vs 30 t of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M4.2. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
6 later earthquakes within 50 km; the largest was M6.6 1 h 5 min ago. 3 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M5.2
6 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.52 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 0.61 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 0.87 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 0.89 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 1.10 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 1.27 | 5.0 | 10 |
- 6.636 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:25
- 5.334 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:42
- 5.247 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:41
- 5.046 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 21:05
- 4.948 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:54
- 4.954 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:20
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Event id gfz2026tuxp. First recorded here 9 Oct 2026, 19:57:32 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026tuxp); USGS (usgs:us6000u19h). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.2 earthquake 41 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026tuxp-m5-2-earthquake-41-km-s-of-sona-veraguas-province-panama, data from USGS, GFZ.
JSON: /api/v1/events/gfz2026tuxp. SeismoAtlas is not an official warning service.