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M4.4 earthquake 38 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 38 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama at 21:20 local time (02:20 UTC) on 9 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to USGS.

Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-29 03:52 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
4.4light
body-wave magnitude (mb)
Depth
10 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-10-10 02:20:15 UTC
Local: 9 Oct 2026, 21:20:15 (America/Panama)
Epicentre
7.667° N, 81.361° 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
SonáVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 7,66938 kmIIIWeak
Santiago de VeraguasVeraguas Province, Panama · pop. 45,35564 kmIIIWeak
DavidChiriquí Province, Panama · pop. 82,907145 kmINot felt
Panama CityPanamá, Panama · pop. 408,168250 kmINot felt
San MiguelitoPanamá, Panama · pop. 321,501259 kmINot felt
San JoséCosta Rica · pop. 335,007391 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 66 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 Survey4.4 mb10 km7.67° N, 81.36° 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 60 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.

M4.4 releases about 32× the energy of M3.4, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 60 t of TNT vs 1.9 t of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M3.4. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

21 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M6.1 31 days ago. 19 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M4.4

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
3.014.410
8.254.810
12.654.510
21.764.610
38.854.810
42.984.710
44.094.410
65.754.810
67.394.510
69.016.111
69.135.010
69.284.910
69.704.610
76.314.610
82.524.510
133.524.710
147.044.410
195.934.110
205.884.510
272.574.510
421.105.010
  1. 6.137 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:20
  2. 5.026 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:27
  3. 5.048 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-27 15:26
  4. 4.938 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 23:36
  5. 4.835 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 10:35
  6. 4.842 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 17:11
  7. 4.835 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 20:05
  8. 4.740 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 21:19
  9. 4.734 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-15 15:51
  10. 4.627 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 00:06
  11. 4.633 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 00:02
  12. 4.624 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 06:39
  13. 4.519 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 14:59
  14. 4.529 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-12 21:43
  15. 4.534 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-13 12:51
  16. 4.535 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-18 16:12
  17. 4.531 km SW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-21 10:54
  18. 4.452 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-10 05:21
  19. 4.440 km SSW of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-11 22:25
  20. 4.435 km SSE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-16 05:22
  21. 4.137 km SE of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama10-18 06:15

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Event id us6000u3e8. First recorded here 29 Oct 2026, 04:56:02 UTC. Solutions: USGS (usgs:us6000u3e8). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M4.4 earthquake 38 km S of Soná, Veraguas Province, Panama”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/us6000u3e8-m4-4-earthquake-38-km-s-of-sona-veraguas-province-panama, data from USGS.

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