International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1769140
Event time 2026-10-11 00:40:14 (UTC)
Local time 2026-10-11 05:40:14 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-10-11 00:43:27 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.4
Depth 10 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 3
Possible effects Any people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing back and forth. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Central-America
Country Panama
Administration area Los Santos
Nearest settlement Bucaro
Distance 25 km
Course SSE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name North Pacific Ocean



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Tonosí Airport (36,75 km), Tonosí Airport (36,75 km), Capt Justiniano Montenegro Airport (54,08 km), Capt Justiniano Montenegro Airport (54,08 km), Candelaria Airport (67,73 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.