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M5.0 earthquake 29 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 29 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama at 18:23 local time (23:23 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS and GFZ.

Reported by 2 agencies · revised from M4.9 · 3 reports to USGS “Did You Feel It?”

Data: USGS, GFZ · updated 2026-10-31 04:13 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
5.0moderate
body-wave magnitude (mb)
revised from 4.9
Depth
10 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-09 23:23:13 UTC
Local: 9 Oct 2026, 18:23:13 (America/Panama)
Epicentre
7.751° N, 81.307° 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. 7,66929 kmIVLight
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,35553 kmIVLight
DavidChiriquí Province, Panama · pop. 82,907145 kmIIWeak
Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168240 kmIIWeak
San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501248 kmIIWeak
San JoséCosta Rica · pop. 335,007389 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 Geosciences5.1 mbwas 4.910 km7.73° N, 81.31° W−0.1 sAutomatic · 1 revision
USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey5.0 mbwas 4.910 km7.75° N, 81.31° 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 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

38 later earthquakes within 40 km; the largest was M6.1 31 days ago. 23 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M5.0

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.194.310
0.574.710
2.214.510
2.954.410
3.344.510
4.164.410
5.974.410
6.694.310
11.204.810
13.184.410
15.604.510
16.594.810
24.724.610
26.974.310
41.804.810
43.114.410
45.944.710
47.044.410
47.294.610
68.704.810
70.344.510
70.434.510
71.966.111
72.085.010
72.234.910
72.374.510
72.654.610
76.874.310
77.854.610
79.264.610
85.474.510
136.474.710
149.994.410
167.304.610
198.884.110
208.834.510
275.524.510
424.055.010
  1. 6.137 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:20
  2. 5.026 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:27
  3. 5.048 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-27 15:26
  4. 4.938 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:36
  5. 4.835 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 10:35
  6. 4.854 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 15:58
  7. 4.842 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 17:11
  8. 4.835 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 20:05
  9. 4.737 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 23:57
  10. 4.740 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 21:19
  11. 4.734 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-15 15:51
  12. 4.627 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 00:06
  13. 4.633 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 22:40
  14. 4.633 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 00:02
  15. 4.633 km WSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 05:14
  16. 4.624 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 06:39
  17. 4.650 km S of Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas Province, Panama10-16 22:41
  18. 4.534 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 01:35
  19. 4.545 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 02:43
  20. 4.519 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 14:59
  21. 4.529 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 21:43
  22. 4.521 km WSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 21:48
  23. 4.542 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:45
  24. 4.534 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 12:51
  25. 4.535 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-18 16:12

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Event id gfz2026tveq. First recorded here 9 Oct 2026, 23:34:23 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026tveq); USGS (usgs:us6000u1az). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.0 earthquake 29 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026tveq-m5-0-earthquake-29-km-s-of-sona-veraguas-province-panama, data from USGS, GFZ.

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