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M4.9 earthquake 39 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 39 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama at 15:41 local time (20:41 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS and GFZ.

Reported by 2 agencies · revised from M5.1

Data: USGS, GFZ · updated 2026-11-04 21:55 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
4.9light
body-wave magnitude (mb)
revised from 5.1
Depth
10 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-09 20:41:04 UTC
Local: 9 Oct 2026, 15:41:04 (America/Panama)
Epicentre
7.746° N, 81.085° W

Circles show this event and others within 36 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
SonáVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 7,66939 kmIVLight
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,35541 kmIVLight
Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168221 kmIIWeak
San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501229 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 114 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 Geosciences5.2 mbwas 5.110 km7.63° N, 81.12° W+0.2 sAutomatic · 1 revision
USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey4.9 mbwas 5.010 km7.75° N, 81.08° W–Reviewed · 2 revisions

How big was it?

Widely felt near the epicentre: rattling windows and objects. Significant damage is unlikely.

It released roughly the energy of 338 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.

M4.9 releases about 32× the energy of M3.9, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 338 t of TNT vs 11 t of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M3.9. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

27 later earthquakes within 36 km; the largest was M5.0 33 days ago. 17 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M4.9

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
1.114.610
1.194.510
1.774.310
1.924.610
2.705.010
2.894.310
4.914.510
5.654.410
6.044.510
6.864.410
9.394.310
13.904.810
15.884.410
18.314.510
19.294.810
45.814.410
49.994.610
58.584.510
74.785.010
79.574.310
81.974.610
139.174.710
149.164.410
152.694.410
170.004.610
201.584.110
211.534.510
  1. 5.029 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 23:23
  2. 5.026 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:27
  3. 4.835 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 10:35
  4. 4.854 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 15:58
  5. 4.734 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-15 15:51
  6. 4.627 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 21:47
  7. 4.618 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 22:36
  8. 4.633 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 22:40
  9. 4.624 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 06:39
  10. 4.650 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-16 22:41
  11. 4.533 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 21:52
  12. 4.534 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 01:35
  13. 4.545 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 02:43
  14. 4.519 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 14:59
  15. 4.541 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 07:16
  16. 4.535 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-18 16:12
  17. 4.438 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 02:20
  18. 4.460 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 03:32
  19. 4.443 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 12:34
  20. 4.448 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 18:29
  21. 4.455 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-16 01:50
  22. 4.435 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-16 05:22
  23. 4.341 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 22:27
  24. 4.323 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 23:34
  25. 4.339 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 06:04

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Event id gfz2026tuzh. First recorded here 9 Oct 2026, 20:57:41 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026tuzh); USGS (usgs:us6000u1a5). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M4.9 earthquake 39 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026tuzh-m4-9-earthquake-39-km-se-of-sona-veraguas-province-panama, data from USGS, GFZ.

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