International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1769261
Event time 2026-10-11 03:18:18 (UTC)
Local time 2026-10-11 08:18:18 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-10-11 03:25:27 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.9
Depth 35 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 5
Possible effects Almost everyone feels movement. Sleeping people are awakened. Doors swing open or close. Dishes are broken. Pictures on the wall move. Small objects move or are turned over. Trees might shake. Liquids might spill out of open containers.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Central-America
Country Panama
Administration area Los Santos
Nearest settlement Bijao
Distance 1 km
Course NW
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Vacamonte (140,14 km), Vacamonte (140,14 km)
Nearest airports
Alonso Valderrama Airport (13,24 km), Alonso Valderrama Airport (13,24 km), Augusto Vergara Airport (25,39 km), Augusto Vergara Airport (25,39 km), Ingenio Santa Rosa Airport (36,11 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Yeguada, La volcano (71,30 km), Valle, El volcano (82,62 km)
Quick Analysis