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M5.1 earthquake 34 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 34 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama at 15:35 local time (20:35 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-04 21:51 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
5.1moderate
body-wave magnitude (mb)
Depth
10 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-09 20:35:57 UTC
Local: 9 Oct 2026, 15:35:57 (America/Panama)
Epicentre
7.752° N, 81.481° W

Circles show this event and others within 45 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. 7,66934 kmIVLight
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,35567 kmIIIWeak
DavidChiriquí Province, Panama · pop. 82,907129 kmIIIWeak
Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168256 kmIIWeak
San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501264 kmIIWeak
San JoséCosta Rica · pop. 335,007374 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 142 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 Survey5.1 mb10 km7.75° N, 81.48° 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 674 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.

M5.1 releases about 32× the energy of M4.1, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 674 t of TNT vs 21 t of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M4.1. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

39 later earthquakes within 45 km; the largest was M6.1 31 days ago. 10 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M5.1

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.094.910
0.105.010
0.324.910
0.494.910
1.204.610
1.274.510
2.014.610
2.795.010
2.974.310
3.364.710
5.004.510
5.744.410
6.134.510
8.754.410
13.994.810
18.394.510
27.504.610
29.754.310
44.594.810
48.724.710
49.834.410
50.074.610
71.494.810
73.134.510
73.224.510
74.746.111
74.865.010
75.014.910
75.154.510
75.434.610
80.644.610
82.054.610
88.264.510
139.264.710
152.784.410
201.664.110
211.624.510
278.314.510
426.835.010
  1. 6.137 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:20
  2. 5.039 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:42
  3. 5.029 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 23:23
  4. 5.026 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:27
  5. 5.048 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-27 15:26
  6. 4.939 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:41
  7. 4.937 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:54
  8. 4.941 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 21:05
  9. 4.938 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:36
  10. 4.835 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 10:35
  11. 4.842 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 17:11
  12. 4.835 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 20:05
  13. 4.737 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 23:57
  14. 4.740 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 21:19
  15. 4.734 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-15 15:51
  16. 4.627 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 21:47
  17. 4.618 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 22:36
  18. 4.627 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 00:06
  19. 4.633 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 22:40
  20. 4.633 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 00:02
  21. 4.633 km WSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 05:14
  22. 4.624 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 06:39
  23. 4.533 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 21:52
  24. 4.534 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 01:35
  25. 4.545 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 02:43

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Event id us6000u2tu. First recorded here 4 Nov 2026, 22:56:09 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us6000u2tu). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.1 earthquake 34 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us6000u2tu-m5-1-earthquake-34-km-ssw-of-sona-veraguas-province-panama, data from USGS.

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