International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1774467
Event time 2026-10-18 09:49:51 (UTC)
Local time 2026-10-18 14:49:51 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-10-18 09:57:13 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.5
Depth 18 km
Class Minor
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 Veraguas
Nearest settlement Arrimadero
Distance 13 km
Course SSW
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
Coiba Airport (37,90 km), Coiba Airport (37,90 km), La Plantación Airport (40,57 km), La Plantación Airport (40,57 km), Arena Airport (60,25 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.