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M5.2 earthquake 44 km ESE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 44 km ESE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama at 13:01 local time (18:01 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS.

revised from M5.3

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-27 06:42 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
5.2moderate
body-wave magnitude (mb)
revised from 5.3
Depth
10 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-09 18:01:50 UTC
Local: 9 Oct 2026, 13:01:50 (America/Panama)
Epicentre
7.626° N, 79.911° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
Las TablasLos Santos Province, Panama · pop. 8,93944 kmIVLight
Los SantosLos Santos Province, Panama · pop. 5,97065 kmIVLight
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,355129 kmIIIWeak
La ChorreraPanamá Oeste Province, Panama · pop. 61,232140 kmIIIWeak
ArraijánPanamá Oeste Province, Panama · pop. 76,815149 kmIIIWeak
Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168158 kmIIIWeak
San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501166 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 158 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 Survey5.2 mbwas 5.310 km7.63° N, 79.91° W–Reviewed · 1 revision

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 951 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.

M5.2 releases about 32× the energy of M4.2, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 951 t of TNT vs 30 t of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M4.2. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

30 later earthquakes within 50 km; the largest was M5.5 34 days ago. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M5.2

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.284.910
0.324.710
0.345.510
0.954.310
1.014.210
1.684.510
1.744.810
5.185.410
6.024.810
6.554.210
6.734.110
9.214.110
12.254.510
12.284.910
12.424.710
12.474.910
12.774.510
15.774.310
19.344.510
27.834.310
38.204.510
56.344.510
83.444.410
106.974.210
139.504.510
202.974.410
319.304.010
525.815.210
673.084.410
694.004.510
  1. 5.524 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 18:22
  2. 5.436 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 23:12
  3. 5.230 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-31 15:50
  4. 4.946 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 18:18
  5. 4.936 km SE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 06:18
  6. 4.965 km SE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 06:30
  7. 4.833 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 19:45
  8. 4.841 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 00:03
  9. 4.78 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 18:21
  10. 4.760 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 06:27
  11. 4.527 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 19:42
  12. 4.563 km SE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 06:16
  13. 4.548 km SE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 06:47
  14. 4.523 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 13:22
  15. 4.527 km S of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-11 08:13
  16. 4.527 km SE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-12 02:22
  17. 4.546 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-15 13:31
  18. 4.549 km SE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama11-07 16:01
  19. 4.452 km SE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-13 05:28
  20. 4.446 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-18 05:00
  21. 4.448 km SE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama11-06 19:06
  22. 4.337 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 18:58
  23. 4.349 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 09:48
  24. 4.348 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-10 21:51
  25. 4.243 km SSE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama10-09 19:02

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Event id us6000u2uc. First recorded here 26 Oct 2026, 10:55:58 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us6000u2uc). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.2 earthquake 44 km ESE of Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us6000u2uc-m5-2-earthquake-44-km-ese-of-las-tablas-los-santos-province-panama, data from USGS.

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