Observed earthquake
12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama
Recent observationReported by 3 agencies. Every solution below is that agency's own measurement, stored unaltered.
Agency solutions
The same earthquake as measured independently by each agency. Values are never averaged or rewritten.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Origin time | Epicentre | Review status | Source record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M8.0 Mi | 33 km | 2026-10-09 17:56:08 UTC | 7.54°N, 80.75°W | Reviewed by an analyst13 stations | pt26282000 ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M7.7 mww | 13 km | 2026-10-09 17:56:06 UTC | 7.59°N, 80.77°W | Reviewed by an analyst108 stations | us6000u18k ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M7.7 mw | 15 km | 2026-10-09 17:56:07 UTC | 7.58°N, 80.77°W | Not stated | 20261009_0000264 ↗ |
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M7.6 Mw | 10 km | 2026-10-09 17:56:05 UTC | 7.51°N, 80.83°W | Not stated | gfz2026tutw ↗ |
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-09 18:03:06 UTC
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-09 18:34:15 UTC · grouped with match confidence 93%
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-09 18:34:18 UTC · grouped with match confidence 94%
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-09 18:34:20 UTC · grouped with match confidence 95%
Why the agencies differ
Differences of a few tenths of a magnitude unit and tens of kilometres are normal and expected. Each agency uses a different set of seismic stations, a different velocity model for the Earth's interior, and sometimes a different magnitude scale altogether. None of them is “wrong”; they are independent measurements of the same event.
Prakruti groups solutions only when they agree closely in both time and location, and shows the preferred solution — favouring an analyst-reviewed moment magnitude where one exists — while keeping every other solution visible above.
Felt reports
Felt reports are crowd-sourced and reflect where people had internet access and chose to respond. They are not a complete map of who felt the earthquake.