Just 24 minutes ago, a magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck near David, David District, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama. The tremor was recorded early Thursday morning, October 22, 2026, at 6:38 a.m. local time, at a very shallow depth of 1. km below the surface.The event was reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which listed the quake at magnitude 4.8.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. Moderate shaking probably occurred in Miramar (pop. 350), located 10 km from the epicenter, and Chiriqui Grande (pop. 1,500), 15 km away.Weak shaking might have been felt in Punta Pena (pop. 1,200), located 16 km from the epicenter; Bocas del Toro (pop. 5,400), 31 km away; Almirante (pop. 8,700), 36 km away; Changuinola (pop. 18,000), 55 km away; David (pop. 82,000), 76 km away; La Concepcion (pop. 17,700), 78 km away; and Pedregal (pop. 17,400), 81 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 22, 2026 06:38 a.m. (Panama time) local time (22 Oct 2026 11:38 GMT)Magnitude: 4.7Hypocenter depth: 1.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 9.07°N / 82.18°W (Distrito Chiriqui Grande, Provincia de Bocas del Toro, Panama)Primary data source: EMSC