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M4.5 earthquake 52 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 52 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama at 13:37 local time (18:37 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-20 08:52 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
4.5light
body-wave magnitude (mb)
Depth
10 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-09 18:37:02 UTC
Local: 9 Oct 2026, 13:37:02 (America/Panama)
Epicentre
7.408° N, 80.575° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
Las TablasLos Santos Province, Panama · pop. 8,93952 kmIIIWeak
Los SantosLos Santos Province, Panama · pop. 5,97061 kmIIIWeak
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,35589 kmIIWeak
Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168211 kmINot felt
San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501219 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 74 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 Survey4.5 mb10 km7.41° N, 80.58° W–Reviewed

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 85 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.

M4.5 releases about 32× the energy of M3.5, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 85 t of TNT vs 2.7 t of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M3.5. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

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

Aftershocks

Mainshock M4.5

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.005.010
0.015.810
0.264.210
0.434.510
0.544.310
0.574.610
0.854.610
0.924.710
0.934.810
1.444.510
1.745.010
3.084.510
4.024.410
4.555.110
6.254.610
6.584.710
7.114.310
7.835.010
8.834.410
9.324.510
9.594.510
9.626.010
9.934.510
12.614.610
12.794.410
16.034.510
19.164.810
20.254.410
21.484.719
31.234.910
31.584.410
32.904.310
57.634.210
64.514.310
66.674.510
80.184.710
106.544.710
189.794.210
268.244.510
296.784.010
475.104.710
525.225.210
  1. 6.046 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 04:14
  2. 5.837 km SSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 18:37
  3. 5.230 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-31 15:50
  4. 5.149 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 23:10
  5. 5.052 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 18:37
  6. 5.040 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 20:21
  7. 5.039 km SSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 02:26
  8. 4.942 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-11 01:50
  9. 4.857 km SW of La Arena, Herrera Province, Panama10-09 19:33
  10. 4.845 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 13:46
  11. 4.736 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 19:32
  12. 4.741 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 01:11
  13. 4.746 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 16:05
  14. 4.735 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-13 02:48
  15. 4.743 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-14 05:09
  16. 4.743 km SW of Los Santos, Los Santos Province, Panama10-29 13:42
  17. 4.636 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 19:11
  18. 4.637 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 19:28
  19. 4.639 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 00:51
  20. 4.647 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 07:13
  21. 4.533 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 19:02
  22. 4.544 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 20:03
  23. 4.552 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 21:41
  24. 4.548 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 03:56
  25. 4.541 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 04:12

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Event id us6000u2t7. First recorded here 20 Oct 2026, 10:55:53 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us6000u2t7). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M4.5 earthquake 52 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us6000u2t7-m4-5-earthquake-52-km-sw-of-las-tablas-los-santos-province-panama, data from USGS.

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