Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at unknown depth5 Sep 05:07 UTC: First to report: INETER after 7 minutes.5 Sep 05:10: Now using data updates from GFZI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 5, 2026 05:00:10 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Sep 5, 2026, at 05:00 am (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.90Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude3.59°N / 82.92°WPanamaSeismic antipode3.59°S / 97.08°EIndonesiaShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeModerate Rain 26.9°C (80 F), humidity: 85%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from SSWEstimated seismic energy released1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.9 | about seismic energy13 minutes agoSep 5, 2026 05:00 GMT / Sep 5, 2026 05:00 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 3.59 / -82.92: South of PanamaSource: GFZOther sources: INETER: 4.8 / 1 km, RaspberryShake: 4.9 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23338361',3.59000,-82.92000,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 4.9, South of Panama',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in PanamaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Muisne, a town with 13,000 inhabitants in Ecuador, in 462 km (287 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Panama, Panama City, 709 km (440 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry462 km (287 mi)SE of epicenterMuisne(pop: 13,400)II: Very weakProvincia de EsmeraldasEcuador466 km (290 mi)SE of epicenterEsmeraldas(pop: 218,700)II: Very weakProvincia de EsmeraldasEcuador470 km (292 mi)NE of epicenterVaradero(pop: 97)II: Very weakProvincia de VeraguasPanama478 km (297 mi)NE of epicenterEl Jobo(pop: 36)II: Very weakDistrito de Montijo, Provincia de VeraguasPanama479 km (298 mi)NE of epicenterCascajilloso(pop: 181)II: Very weakDistrito de Mariato, Provincia de VeraguasPanama485 km (302 mi)NE of epicenterMorrillo(pop: 83)II: Very weakDistrito de Mariato, Provincia de VeraguasPanama486 km (302 mi)N of epicenterSanta Catalina(pop: 578)II: Very weakDistrito de Sona, Provincia de VeraguasPanama487 km (302 mi)NE of epicenterLos Almacigos(pop: 54)II: Very weakProvincia de VeraguasPanama490 km (304 mi)NE of epicenterCambutal(pop: 370)II: Very weakDistrito de Tonosi, Provincia de Los SantosPanama496 km (308 mi)NE of epicenterJobero(pop: 165)II: Very weakDistrito de Tonosi, Provincia de Los SantosPanama496 km (308 mi)NE of epicenterEl Cortezo(pop: 239)II: Very weakDistrito de Tonosi, Provincia de Los SantosPanama498 km (310 mi)NE of epicenterLimones(pop: 83)II: Very weakProvincia de VeraguasPanama503 km (313 mi)NE of epicenterLos Ñopos(pop: 14)II: Very weakDistrito de Los Pozos, Provincia de HerreraPanama505 km (314 mi)SE of epicenterPedernales(pop: 5,980)II: Very weakProvincia de ManabiEcuador505 km (314 mi)NE of epicenterBucaro(pop: 398)II: Very weakDistrito de Tonosi, Provincia de Los SantosPanama506 km (314 mi)NE of epicenterTonosi(pop: 1,480)I: Not feltDistrito de Tonosi, Provincia de Los SantosPanama509 km (316 mi)NE of epicenterBoca de Quema(pop: 169)I: Not feltDistrito de Tonosi, Provincia de Los SantosPanama509 km (316 mi)SE of epicenterValdez(pop: 11,400)I: Not feltEloy Alfaro, Provincia de EsmeraldasEcuador515 km (320 mi)NE of epicenterPitaloza Arriba(pop: 188)I: Not feltDistrito de Los Pozos, Provincia de HerreraPanama520 km (323 mi)NE of epicenterCanas(pop: 318)I: Not feltDistrito de Tonosi, Provincia de Los SantosPanama521 km (324 mi)SE of epicenterSan Lorenzo de Esmeraldas(pop: 20,200)I: Not feltSan Lorenzo, Provincia de EsmeraldasEcuador523 km (325 mi)NE of epicenterLlano de Piedra(pop: 1,050)I: Not feltDistrito de Macaracas, Provincia de Los SantosPanama524 km (326 mi)NE of epicenterNuario(pop: 92)I: Not feltDistrito de Las Tablas, Provincia de Los SantosPanama527 km (328 mi)NE of epicenterMogollon(pop: 79)I: Not feltDistrito de Macaracas, Provincia de Los SantosPanama528 km (328 mi)SE of epicenterRosa Zarate(pop: 42,100)I: Not feltCanton Quininde, Provincia de EsmeraldasEcuador535 km (332 mi)NE of epicenterLos Asientos(pop: 430)I: Not feltPedasi, Provincia de Los SantosPanama535 km (332 mi)NE of epicenterBajo Corral(pop: 192)I: Not feltDistrito de Las Tablas, Provincia de Los SantosPanama539 km (335 mi)NE of epicenterEl Pedregoso(pop: 279)I: Not feltDistrito de Las Tablas, Provincia de Los SantosPanama543 km (337 mi)NE of epicenterPedasi(pop: 1,920)I: Not feltPedasi, Provincia de Los SantosPanama546 km (339 mi)NE of epicenterLa Laguna(pop: 280)I: Not feltPocri, Provincia de Los SantosPanama547 km (340 mi)NE of epicenterLa Palma(pop: 1,140)I: Not feltDistrito de Las Tablas, Provincia de Los SantosPanama597 km (371 mi)SE of epicenterSanto Domingo de los Colorados(pop: 458,600)I: Not feltSanto Domingo, Provincia de Santo Domingo de los TsachilasEcuador709 km (440 mi)NE of epicenterPanama City(pop: 408,200)I: Not feltDistrito de Panama, Provincia de PanamaPanamaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-09-5EpicenterAgency4.910 km6.2 mi(*)05:00:10.95South of PanamaGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)4.81 km0.6 mi05:00:06145 Km al oeste de Isla de Malpelo, Colombia8.6 km (5.3 mi) epicenter difference with GFZINETER4.910 km6.2 mi(*)05:00:10South of Panama0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with GFZRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 8 km2 (3 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 5 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Sep 5, 2026 05:00 am (Universal Time)13 minutes ago4.910 km0 km - This quakeSouth of PanamaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 11 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 5 or higher: 0.49 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 7.8 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 9.8 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 10.6 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 28 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake