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M4.5 earthquake 44 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 44 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama at 15:03 local time (20:03 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-04 19:12 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
4.5light
body-wave magnitude (mb)
Depth
10 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-09 20:03:22 UTC
Local: 9 Oct 2026, 15:03:22 (America/Panama)
Epicentre
7.593° N, 80.635° W

Circles show this event and others within 30 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. 8,93944 kmIIIWeak
Los SantosLos Santos Province, Panama · pop. 5,97045 kmIIIWeak
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,35568 kmIIIWeak
Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168198 kmINot felt
San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501207 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 km7.59° N, 80.63° 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

31 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M6.0 33 days ago. 17 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M4.5

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.305.010
1.644.510
3.115.110
4.814.610
5.144.710
5.674.310
6.395.010
7.394.410
7.884.510
8.154.510
8.186.010
8.494.510
11.174.610
11.354.410
14.594.510
17.734.810
18.814.410
20.044.719
29.794.910
30.144.410
31.254.410
31.474.310
56.194.210
63.074.310
65.234.510
78.744.710
102.964.410
105.104.710
266.814.510
295.354.010
473.664.710
  1. 6.046 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 04:14
  2. 5.149 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 23:10
  3. 5.040 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 20:21
  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. 4.845 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 13:46
  7. 4.741 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 01:11
  8. 4.746 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 16:05
  9. 4.735 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-13 02:48
  10. 4.743 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-14 05:09
  11. 4.743 km SW of Los Santos, Los Santos Province, Panama10-29 13:42
  12. 4.639 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 00:51
  13. 4.647 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 07:13
  14. 4.552 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 21:41
  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. 4.546 km SSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-12 13:17
  20. 4.543 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-20 22:51
  21. 4.424 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 03:27
  22. 4.439 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 07:24
  23. 4.457 km SW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 14:51
  24. 4.457 km SW of La Arena, Herrera Province, Panama10-11 02:11
  25. 4.446 km SW of La Arena, Herrera Province, Panama10-11 03:18

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Event id us6000u2tr. First recorded here 4 Nov 2026, 22:56:09 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us6000u2tr). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M4.5 earthquake 44 km WSW of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us6000u2tr-m4-5-earthquake-44-km-wsw-of-las-tablas-los-santos-province-panama, data from USGS.

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