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M5.4 earthquake 63 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 63 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama at 13:02 local time (18:02 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-27 08:35 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
5.4moderate
body-wave magnitude (mb)
Depth
10 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-09 18:02:43 UTC
Local: 9 Oct 2026, 13:02:43 (America/Panama)
Epicentre
7.649° N, 81.763° W

Circles show this event and others within 63 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. 7,66963 kmIVLight
Llano TugríNgöbe-Buglé Comarca, Panama · pop. 093 kmIIIWeak
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,355100 kmIIIWeak
DavidChiriquí Province, Panama · pop. 82,907114 kmIIIWeak
Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168288 kmIIWeak
San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501296 kmIIWeak
San JoséCosta Rica · pop. 335,007359 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 196 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 Survey5.4 mb10 km7.65° N, 81.76° 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 1.9 kt 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.

M5.4 releases about 32× the energy of M4.4, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 1.9 kt of TNT vs 60 t of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M4.4. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

40 later earthquakes within 63 km; the largest was M6.6 34 days ago. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M5.4

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.665.010
1.035.010
1.334.610
1.564.510
1.775.210
2.386.610
2.425.610
2.555.110
2.665.010
2.874.910
3.044.910
3.754.610
4.564.610
5.345.010
5.534.310
5.924.710
7.554.510
8.294.410
11.314.410
16.544.810
20.944.510
30.064.610
32.314.310
47.154.810
51.284.710
52.384.410
74.044.810
75.684.510
75.774.510
77.306.111
77.425.010
77.574.910
77.714.510
77.994.610
83.194.610
84.614.610
90.814.510
214.174.510
280.864.510
429.395.010
  1. 6.640 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:25
  2. 6.137 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:20
  3. 5.630 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:28
  4. 5.242 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 19:48
  5. 5.134 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:35
  6. 5.044 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 18:42
  7. 5.038 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 19:04
  8. 5.039 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:42
  9. 5.029 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 23:23
  10. 5.026 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:27
  11. 5.048 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-27 15:26
  12. 4.937 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 20:54
  13. 4.941 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 21:05
  14. 4.938 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:36
  15. 4.835 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 10:35
  16. 4.842 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 17:11
  17. 4.835 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 20:05
  18. 4.737 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 23:57
  19. 4.740 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 21:19
  20. 4.637 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 19:22
  21. 4.627 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 21:47
  22. 4.618 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-09 22:36
  23. 4.627 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 00:06
  24. 4.633 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 00:02
  25. 4.633 km WSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 05:14

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Event id us6000u2ud. First recorded here 27 Oct 2026, 10:56:00 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us6000u2ud). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.4 earthquake 63 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us6000u2ud-m5-4-earthquake-63-km-sw-of-sona-veraguas-province-panama, data from USGS.

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