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M5.1 earthquake 49 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 49 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama at 18:10 local time (23:10 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS and GFZ.

Reported by 2 agencies · revised from M5.0

Data: USGS, GFZ · updated 2026-10-31 03:24 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
5.1moderate
body-wave magnitude (mb)
revised from 5.0
Depth
10 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-09 23:10:02 UTC
Local: 9 Oct 2026, 18:10:02 (America/Panama)
Epicentre
7.419° N, 80.549° W

Circles show this event and others within 45 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
Las TablasLos Santos Province, Panama · pop. 8,93949 kmIVLight
Los SantosLos Santos Province, Panama · pop. 5,97059 kmIVLight
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,35589 kmIIIWeak
Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168208 kmIIWeak
San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501217 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 142 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 Geosciences5.1 mbwas 5.010 km7.45° N, 80.62° W+0.0 sAutomatic · 1 revision
USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey5.1 mbwas 5.010 km7.42° N, 80.55° W–Reviewed · 1 revision

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 674 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.

M5.1 releases about 32× the energy of M4.1, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 674 t of TNT vs 21 t of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M4.1. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

39 later earthquakes within 45 km; the largest was M6.0 33 days ago. 30 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M5.1

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.045.410
0.884.810
1.414.210
1.704.610
2.034.710
2.564.310
3.285.010
4.284.410
4.774.510
5.044.510
5.076.010
5.384.510
8.064.610
8.244.410
11.484.510
14.204.510
14.614.810
15.704.410
16.784.310
16.934.719
26.684.910
27.034.410
28.144.410
28.354.310
33.074.510
53.084.210
59.964.310
62.124.510
75.634.710
99.854.410
101.834.210
101.994.710
185.244.210
197.844.410
263.694.510
292.234.010
314.164.010
470.554.710
520.675.210
  1. 6.046 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 04:14
  2. 5.436 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 23:12
  3. 5.230 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-31 15:50
  4. 5.039 km SSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 02:26
  5. 4.942 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-11 01:50
  6. 4.841 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 00:03
  7. 4.845 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 13:46
  8. 4.741 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 01:11
  9. 4.746 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 16:05
  10. 4.735 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-13 02:48
  11. 4.743 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-14 05:09
  12. 4.743 km SW of Los Santos, Los Santos Province, Panama10-29 13:42
  13. 4.639 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 00:51
  14. 4.647 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 07:13
  15. 4.548 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 03:56
  16. 4.541 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 04:12
  17. 4.533 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 04:33
  18. 4.542 km SSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 10:38
  19. 4.523 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 13:22
  20. 4.527 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-11 08:13
  21. 4.546 km SSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-12 13:17
  22. 4.543 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-20 22:51
  23. 4.424 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 03:27
  24. 4.439 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 07:24
  25. 4.457 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 14:51

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Event id gfz2026tvef. First recorded here 9 Oct 2026, 23:19:14 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026tvef); USGS (usgs:us6000u1ax). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.1 earthquake 49 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026tvef-m5-1-earthquake-49-km-sw-of-las-tablas-los-santos-province-panama, data from USGS, GFZ.

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