Early-est:     Panama    2026.10.09-20:25:41.11    q:A      mb:5.6    Mwp:6.9    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:2.9     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1791577541821.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1791577541821.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1791577541821.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1791577541821.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.thumb.jpg

Automatic solution - this event has not been reviewed by a seismologist
Automatically determined event information may be incorrect!

Earthquake Details:
Magnitude: mb: 5.6 [132]    Mwp: 6.9 [10]    Mwpd: 7.0Xinv [8]
Region: Panama
Origin Time: 2026.10.09-20:25:41.11 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 7.65°  lon: -81.42°  [+/-8km]    depth: 20km  [+/-10km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  A     stdErr: 1.4s   assocPhases: 248   usedPhases: 196
minDist: 3.6°   maxDist: 169.2°   AzGap: 32°   2ndAzGap: 39°   atten: -1.67 [+/-0.14]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 5km   maxHorUnc: 8km   azMaxHorUnc: 30°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 11km   majorAxisAzimuth: 22°   majorAxisPlunge: 50°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 9km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 224°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 37°   semiMinorAxisLength: 7km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.5 [124]    Td: 5.5s [22]    Td*T50Ex: 2.9 [22]    To: 14.6s [115]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Nazca - Panama [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~60km
   Cocos - Nazca [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~160km
   Cocos \ Panama [subduction zone]: distance: ~160km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (160km)
 no
 YES (60km)
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   2.9
   2.9
   2.9
Td*To:
     80.3
     80.3
     80.3
Mwp magnitude:
       6.9
       6.9
       6.9
Hypocenter depth:
       20km
       20km
       20km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       n/a
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 72°   dip: 21°   rake: 119°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 221°   dip: 71°   rake: 79°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 150   misfitWeightCount: 22.9   misfit: 0.18   stationDistributionRatio: 0.56   meanDistP: 23.6   meanDistT: 23.5   qualityCode: B
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1791577541821.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 11°   dip: 13°   rake: 62°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 220°   dip: 78°   rake: 96°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 31°   stationPolarityCount: 150   misfit: 0.27   stationDistributionRatio: 0.60   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 33.04   fracAcc30degPref: 0.58   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
./hypo.1791577541821.mech.hash.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_AREF):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 144°   dip: 29°   rake: -163°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 39°   dip: 82°   rake: -62°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 29   misfitWeightCount: 7.8   misfit: 9999.90   stationDistributionRatio: 0.65   meanDistP: 26.7   meanDistT: 40.8   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_amp_aref
./hypo.1791577541821.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.mechanism.jpg
First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_MWP):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 291°   dip: 51°   rake: -12°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 28°   dip: 81°   rake: -141°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 8   misfitWeightCount: 4.1   misfit: 9999.90   stationDistributionRatio: 0.33   meanDistP: 32.4   meanDistT: 51.5   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_amp_mwp
./hypo.1791577541821.mech.fmamp_amp_mwp.mechanism.jpg

Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1791577541821
Event info last updated: 2026.10.09-21:25:55 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.10.09-20:30:42 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI