CRISISINFO

Event summary

Base data

UniqID	PAAQ-2-tmnj5l
Data provider	tsunami.gov (Pacific East)
Issue Time	2026-10-09 18:19:32 [UTC]
Expire date	2026-10-09 19:19:32 [UTC]
Active data	No

Location Nearest settlement

Continet	Central-America
Country	Panama
Administration area	Herrera
Settlement	Los Virotales
Distance and Direction	8 km of SSW

Information about the triggering event

Magnitude	M7.6
Depth	10 km
Underwater	No
Water depth	0 meters
Sea region	---
Sea name	---

Known information about the tsunami

Event description	This is a Tsunami Information Statement for Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California. - Event details: Preliminary magnitude 7.6 (Mwp) earthquake / Lat: 7.600, Lon: -80.800 at 2026-10-09T17:56:09 UTC An information statement indicates that an earthquake has occurred, but does not pose a tsunami threat, or that a tsunami warning, advisory, or watch has been issued for another section of the ocean.
Instruction	There is no tsunami danger for the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska. Some of the areas listed above may experience non-damaging sea level changes. This will be the final U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center message for this event unless additional information becomes available. Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information.

Event description

This is a Tsunami Information Statement for Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California. - Event details: Preliminary magnitude 7.6 (Mwp) earthquake / Lat: 7.600, Lon: -80.800 at 2026-10-09T17:56:09 UTC An information statement indicates that an earthquake has occurred, but does not pose a tsunami threat, or that a tsunami warning, advisory, or watch has been issued for another section of the ocean.

Instruction

There is no tsunami danger for the U.S. West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska. Some of the areas listed above may experience non-damaging sea level changes. This will be the final U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center message for this event unless additional information becomes available. Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information.