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M4.9 earthquake 60 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 60 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama at 13:50 local time (18:50 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS.

revised from M5.0

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-02 10:12 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
4.9light
body-wave magnitude (mb)
revised from 5.0
Depth
10 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-09 18:50:11 UTC
Local: 9 Oct 2026, 13:50:11 (America/Panama)
Epicentre
7.228° N, 80.243° 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
Las TablasLos Santos Province, Panama · pop. 8,93960 kmIIIWeak
Los SantosLos Santos Province, Panama · pop. 5,97080 kmIIIWeak
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,355126 kmIIWeak
Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168211 kmIIWeak
San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501220 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
USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey4.9 mbwas 5.010 km7.23° N, 80.24° W–Reviewed · 1 revision

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

21 later earthquakes within 36 km; the largest was M5.4 34 days ago. 2 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M4.9

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.044.210
0.144.310
0.204.210
0.884.510
0.934.810
3.804.410
4.375.410
5.214.810
5.744.210
7.615.010
11.624.710
11.664.910
14.974.310
15.814.510
27.034.310
37.404.510
106.164.210
138.694.510
189.574.210
202.174.410
525.005.210
  1. 5.436 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 23:12
  2. 5.230 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-31 15:50
  3. 5.039 km SSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 02:26
  4. 4.965 km SE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 06:30
  5. 4.833 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 19:45
  6. 4.841 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 00:03
  7. 4.760 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 06:27
  8. 4.527 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 19:42
  9. 4.542 km SSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 10:38
  10. 4.527 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-11 08:13
  11. 4.546 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-15 13:31
  12. 4.441 km SSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 22:38
  13. 4.446 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-18 05:00
  14. 4.337 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 18:58
  15. 4.349 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 09:48
  16. 4.348 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 21:51
  17. 4.246 km SSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 18:52
  18. 4.243 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 19:02
  19. 4.243 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 00:34
  20. 4.229 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-14 04:59
  21. 4.229 km SSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-17 16:24

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Event id us6000u194. First recorded here 9 Oct 2026, 19:09:07 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us6000u194). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M4.9 earthquake 60 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us6000u194-m4-9-earthquake-60-km-s-of-las-tablas-los-santos-province-panama, data from USGS.

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