Observed earthquake
13 km W of Río Grande, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M5.3 mb | 10 km | 2026-10-09 20:42:09 UTC | 7.74°N, 81.46°W | Not stated | gfz2026tuzi ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M5.1 mb | 35 km | 2026-10-09 20:42:12 UTC | 7.72°N, 81.49°W | Not stated | 20261009_0000325 ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M5.0 mb | 10 km | 2026-10-09 20:42:08 UTC | 7.72°N, 81.46°W | Reviewed by an analyst37 stations | us6000u1aa ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-09 21:32:34 UTC · grouped with match confidence 100%
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-09 21:32:32 UTC
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-09 22:02:46 UTC
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.