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M5.0 earthquake 58 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 58 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama at 15:20 local time (20:20 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS and GFZ.

Reported by 2 agencies · revised from M4.9

Data: USGS, GFZ · updated 2026-11-04 19:29 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
5.0moderate
body-wave magnitude (mb)
revised from 4.9
Depth
10 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-09 20:20:22 UTC
Local: 9 Oct 2026, 15:20:22 (America/Panama)
Epicentre
7.584° N, 81.011° W

Circles show this event and others within 40 km from 7 days before to 30 days after. Lines: plate boundaries and GEM active faults. Open on the live map

Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,35558 kmIVLight
SonáVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 7,66958 kmIVLight
Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168227 kmIIWeak
San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501235 kmIIWeak

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 127 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.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
GFZGFZ via GEOFON, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences5.0 mbwas 4.910 km7.69° N, 81.11° W+1.3 sAutomatic · 1 revision
USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey5.0 mbwas 4.910 km7.58° N, 81.01° W–Reviewed · 2 revisions

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 477 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.

M5.0 releases about 32× the energy of M4.0, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 t of TNT vs 15 t of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M4.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

25 later earthquakes within 40 km; the largest was M5.0 33 days ago. 22 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M5.0

25 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.344.910
1.534.510
2.114.310
3.055.010
6.004.410
6.394.510
7.214.410
9.014.410
9.734.310
16.234.410
19.614.310
19.634.810
29.854.410
30.964.410
31.184.310
46.164.410
50.334.610
58.934.510
79.924.310
139.524.710
149.514.410
153.034.410
170.344.610
201.924.110
211.884.510
  1. 5.029 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 23:23
  2. 4.939 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:41
  3. 4.854 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 15:58
  4. 4.734 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-15 15:51
  5. 4.633 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 22:40
  6. 4.650 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-16 22:41
  7. 4.533 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 21:52
  8. 4.545 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 02:43
  9. 4.541 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 07:16
  10. 4.535 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-18 16:12
  11. 4.438 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 02:20
  12. 4.460 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 03:32
  13. 4.452 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 05:21
  14. 4.443 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 12:34
  15. 4.457 km SW of La Arena, Herrera Province, Panama10-11 02:11
  16. 4.446 km SW of La Arena, Herrera Province, Panama10-11 03:18
  17. 4.448 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 18:29
  18. 4.455 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-16 01:50
  19. 4.435 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-16 05:22
  20. 4.341 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 22:27
  21. 4.339 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 06:04
  22. 4.386 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 15:56
  23. 4.364 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-11 03:31
  24. 4.350 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 04:15
  25. 4.137 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-18 06:15

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Event id gfz2026tuyq. First recorded here 9 Oct 2026, 20:36:38 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026tuyq); USGS (usgs:us6000u19s). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.0 earthquake 58 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026tuyq-m5-0-earthquake-58-km-s-of-santiago-de-veraguas-veraguas-province-panama, data from USGS, GFZ.

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