International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1769173
Event time 2026-10-11 01:17:09 (UTC)
Local time 2026-10-11 06:17:09 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-10-11 01:29:35 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.8
Depth 19 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Central-America
Country Panama
Administration area Herrera
Nearest settlement El Corcovado
Distance 1 km
Course W
Surface type underground quake



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
Ruben Cantu Airport (21,58 km), Ruben Cantu Airport (21,58 km), La Plantación Airport (28,30 km), La Plantación Airport (28,30 km), Ingenio Santa Rosa Airport (42,46 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Yeguada, La volcano (64,11 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.