An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred just 10 minutes ago, 16 km west of Panama City, Panama, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake struck at a very shallow depth of 5 km beneath the epicenter near Panama City, Panamá District, Provincia de Panama, Panama, on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 5:38 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed it as a magnitude 3.5 earthquake.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Palo Diferente (pop. 170), located 3 km from the epicenter; Arraijan (pop. 76,800), 7 km away; Veracruz (pop. 17,100), 12 km away; Ancon (pop. 20,700), 13 km away; Panama City (pop. 408,200), 16 km away; La Chorrera (pop. 61,200), 18 km away; Chilibre (pop. 33,500), 18 km away; San Miguelito (pop. 321,500), 22 km away; Juan Diaz (pop. 100,600), 25 km away; and Pedregal (pop. 51,600), 27 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Nov 4, 2026 05:38 pm (Panama time) local time (4 Nov 2026 22:38 GMT)Magnitude: 3.5Hypocenter depth: 5.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 8.99°N / 79.67°W (Distrito de Arraijan, Panama Oeste, Panama)Primary data source: EMSC