M5.0 earthquake 44 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 44 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama at 13:42 local time (18:42 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS.
Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-20 11:04 UTC · reviewed
- Magnitude
- 5.0moderate
body-wave magnitude (mb) - Depth
- 10 km
- Status
- Reviewed
- Origin time
- 2026-10-09 18:42:26 UTC
- Local: 9 Oct 2026, 13:42:26 (America/Panama)
- Epicentre
- 7.622° N, 81.253° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| SonáVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 7,669 | 44 km | IVLight |
| Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,355 | 61 km | IIIWeak |
| Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168 | 244 km | IIWeak |
| San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501 | 252 km | IIWeak |
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
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| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey | 5.0 mb | 10 km | 7.62° N, 81.25° W | – | Reviewed |
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
59 later earthquakes within 40 km; the largest was M6.6 34 days ago. 5 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M5.0
59 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.08 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 0.37 | 5.0 | 10 |
| 0.54 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 0.58 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 0.62 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 0.67 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 0.70 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 0.90 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 0.98 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 1.11 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 1.33 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 1.63 | 5.0 | 10 |
| 1.72 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 1.76 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 1.89 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 1.98 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2.00 | 5.0 | 10 |
| 2.21 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2.38 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 3.09 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 3.17 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 3.75 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 3.90 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 4.68 | 5.0 | 10 |
| 4.87 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 5.25 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 6.89 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 7.63 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 8.02 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 8.84 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 10.65 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 11.37 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 15.88 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 17.86 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 20.28 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 21.26 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 29.40 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 47.79 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 50.62 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 51.72 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 51.97 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 60.56 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 73.38 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 75.02 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 76.64 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 76.76 | 5.0 | 10 |
| 76.91 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 77.33 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 81.55 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 83.94 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 90.15 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 141.15 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 151.14 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 154.67 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 171.98 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 203.56 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 213.51 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 280.20 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 428.73 | 5.0 | 10 |
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Event id us6000u2td. First recorded here 20 Oct 2026, 16:55:53 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us6000u2td). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.0 earthquake 44 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us6000u2td-m5-0-earthquake-44-km-s-of-sona-veraguas-province-panama, data from USGS.
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