Early-est:     Panama    2026.10.12-23:20:38.13    q:A      mb:5.4    Mwp:6.2    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:2.3     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1791847243339.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1791847243339.mech.hash.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_aref:./hypo.1791847243339.mech.fmamp_amp_aref.thumb.jpg     fmamp_amp_mwp:./hypo.1791847243339.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: 5.4 [130]    Mwp: 6.2 [73]    Mwpd: 6.3Xinv [56]
Region: Panama
Origin Time: 2026.10.12-23:20:38.13 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 7.79°  lon: -81.34°  [+/-8km]    depth: 10km  [+/-8km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  A     stdErr: 1.6s   assocPhases: 254   usedPhases: 186
minDist: 3.5°   maxDist: 169.1°   AzGap: 39°   2ndAzGap: 46°   atten: -1.46 [+/-0.13]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 7km   maxHorUnc: 8km   azMaxHorUnc: 42°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 11km   majorAxisAzimuth: 225°   majorAxisPlunge: 8°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 9km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 320°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 37°   semiMinorAxisLength: 7km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: 9%
T50Ex: 0.5 [88]    Td: 4.5s [28]    Td*T50Ex: 2.3 [28]    To: 14.3s [74]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Nazca - Panama [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~70km
   Cocos - Nazca [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~180km
   Cocos \ Panama [subduction zone]: distance: ~180km
   Panama - Caribbean [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~190km
   North Andes / Nazca [subduction zone]: distance: ~290km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (180km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 9%
 9%
 9%
Td*T50Ex:
   2.3
   2.3
   2.3
Td*To:
     64.4
     64.4
     64.4
Mwp magnitude:
       6.2
       6.2
       6.2
Hypocenter depth:
       10km
       10km
       10km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       n/a
       -
       -
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 117°   dip: 73°   rake: -6°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 208°   dip: 84°   rake: -163°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 179   misfitWeightCount: 21.2   misfit: 0.14   stationDistributionRatio: 0.49   meanDistP: 26.6   meanDistT: 39.0   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 105°   dip: 11°   rake: 50°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 326°   dip: 82°   rake: 97°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 38°   stationPolarityCount: 179   misfit: 0.27   stationDistributionRatio: 0.62   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 35.04   fracAcc30degPref: 0.58   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_AREF):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 102°   dip: 61°   rake: 4°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 11°   dip: 87°   rake: 151°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 84   misfitWeightCount: 13.4   misfit: 9999.90   stationDistributionRatio: 0.22   meanDistP: 30.0   meanDistT: 36.4   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_amp_aref
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_AMP_MWP):    (Warning: Unreliable solution, qualityCode=C)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 98°   dip: 33°   rake: 9°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 0°   dip: 85°   rake: 123°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 75   misfitWeightCount: 14.0   misfit: 9999.90   stationDistributionRatio: 0.52   meanDistP: 25.7   meanDistT: 37.3   qualityCode: C
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_amp_mwp
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Event ID: smi:KOERI/ee/event/1791847243339
Event info last updated: 2026.10.13-00:20:47 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.10.12-23:25:31 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.0 (2016.06.27)
Agency: KOERI