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M5.0 earthquake 39 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama at 15:42 local time (20:42 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 2026-11-04 21:57 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
5.0moderate
body-wave magnitude (mb)
revised from 5.3
Depth
10 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-09 20:42:08 UTC
Local: 9 Oct 2026, 15:42:08 (America/Panama)
Epicentre
7.700° N, 81.484° 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
SonáVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 7,66939 kmIVLight
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,35571 kmIIIWeak
DavidChiriquí Province, Panama · pop. 82,907132 kmIIWeak
Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168259 kmIIWeak
San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501268 kmIIWeak
San JoséCosta Rica · pop. 335,007378 kmINot felt

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 Geosciences5.3 mb10 km7.74° N, 81.46° W+1.0 sAutomatic
USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey5.0 mb10 km7.70° N, 81.48° 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

34 later earthquakes within 40 km; the largest was M6.1 31 days ago. 11 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M5.0

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.214.910
0.394.910
1.094.610
1.174.510
1.914.610
2.685.010
2.874.310
3.264.710
4.894.510
5.644.410
8.654.410
13.884.810
18.294.510
27.404.610
29.654.310
44.494.810
48.624.710
49.724.410
71.394.810
73.024.510
73.114.510
74.646.111
74.765.010
74.914.910
75.054.510
75.334.610
80.534.610
81.954.610
88.164.510
139.164.710
152.674.410
211.514.510
278.214.510
426.735.010
  1. 6.137 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:20
  2. 5.029 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 23:23
  3. 5.026 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:27
  4. 5.048 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-27 15:26
  5. 4.937 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:54
  6. 4.941 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 21:05
  7. 4.938 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:36
  8. 4.835 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 10:35
  9. 4.842 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 17:11
  10. 4.835 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 20:05
  11. 4.737 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 23:57
  12. 4.740 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 21:19
  13. 4.734 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-15 15:51
  14. 4.627 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 21:47
  15. 4.618 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 22:36
  16. 4.627 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 00:06
  17. 4.633 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 00:02
  18. 4.633 km WSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 05:14
  19. 4.624 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 06:39
  20. 4.533 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 21:52
  21. 4.534 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 01:35
  22. 4.519 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 14:59
  23. 4.529 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 21:43
  24. 4.521 km WSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 21:48
  25. 4.542 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:45

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Event id gfz2026tuzi. First recorded here 9 Oct 2026, 21:06:43 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026tuzi); USGS (usgs:us6000u1aa). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.0 earthquake 39 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026tuzi-m5-0-earthquake-39-km-ssw-of-sona-veraguas-province-panama, data from USGS, GFZ.

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