Live record · USGSReports quakes after they happen. Not an alert system.

Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M5.0 earthquake 19 km S of Leones Arriba, Panama

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 19 km S of Leones Arriba, Panama at Oct 9, 2026, 18:47 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was 59 km (37 mi) SSW of Santiago de Veraguas.

Details

Magnitude5.0 mb
TimeOct 9, 2026, 18:47 UTC
Depth10.0 km
Coordinates7.578, -81.094
Felt reports0
Tsunami flagNone
SourceUSGS event page
Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
MagnitudeLocationDistanceDepthTime
4.02 km S of Valle Rico, Panama82 km / 51 midepth 10 km
4.02 km N of El Cortezo, Panama53 km / 33 midepth 10 km
4.36 km SE of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama52 km / 32 midepth 10 km
4.50 km NE of Río Grande, Panama31 km / 19 midepth 10 km
4.12 km S of Leones Arriba, Panama17 km / 11 midepth 10 km
4.33 km NE of Flores, Panama79 km / 49 midepth 10 km
4.612 km SSE of Tebario, Panama18 km / 11 midepth 10 km
4.48 km SSE of Guarumal, Panama22 km / 14 midepth 10 km
4.412 km SSE of Tebario, Panama17 km / 10 midepth 10 km
4.710 km S of La Mesa, Panama54 km / 34 midepth 10 km
4.526 km SSW of Zapotillo, Panama61 km / 38 midepth 10 km
4.714 km WNW of Río Grande, Panama45 km / 28 midepth 10 km
4.311 km SSW of Tebario, Panama11 km / 7 midepth 10 km
4.79 km SSE of La Mesa, Panama56 km / 35 midepth 10 km
4.624 km WNW of Río Grande, Panama55 km / 34 midepth 10 km
4.524 km SSW of Zapotillo, Panama62 km / 38 midepth 10 km
4.919 km W of Río Grande, Panama49 km / 31 midepth 10 km
5.08 km NW of Río Grande, Panama38 km / 24 midepth 10 km
6.115 km W of Río Grande, Panama44 km / 27 midepth 11 km
4.58 km SE of Zapotillo, Panama58 km / 36 midepth 10 km
4.518 km SW of Calidonia, Panama54 km / 33 midepth 10 km
4.825 km W of Río Grande, Panama54 km / 34 midepth 10 km
4.56 km W of Tonosí, Panama69 km / 43 midepth 10 km
4.36 km NNW of El Cortezo, Panama51 km / 31 midepth 10 km
4.57 km ESE of Tebario, Panama24 km / 15 midepth 10 km

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.