Observed earthquake
14 km WNW 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 | M4.9 mb | 10 km | 2026-10-13 06:39:04 UTC | 7.68°N, 81.53°W | Not stated | gfz2026ubfo ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M4.9 ml | 35 km | 2026-10-13 06:39:11 UTC | 7.91°N, 81.45°W | Not stated | 20261013_0000137 ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M4.7 mb | 10 km | 2026-10-13 06:39:04 UTC | 7.77°N, 81.45°W | Reviewed by an analyst37 stations | us6000u1zh ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-13 07:00:29 UTC · grouped with match confidence 80%
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-13 06:51:25 UTC
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-13 07:36:57 UTC · grouped with match confidence 93%
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.