Earthquakes / EVENT RECORD
M 6.1 - 17 km W of Río Grande, Panama
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Magnitude
M 6.1
Scale: mww
Depth
11 km
from modeling of broad-band P waveforms
Reported by people
70
Number of felt reports
USGS review
reviewed
Review does not imply final measurements
What the record tells us
USGS reports a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in 17 km W of Río Grande, Panama, at a depth of 11 km.
Detailed source data captured 2026-10-13 22:58:48 UTC.
Measurements & confidence
- Event time (UTC)
- 2026-10-12 23:20:36.003 UTC
- Source updated (UTC)
- 2026-10-13 12:59:55.734 UTC
- Location
- 7.690°, -81.490°
- Stations used for location
- 119
- Horizontal error
- 2.03 km
- Depth error
- 1.746 km
- Magnitude error
- 0.035
Errors are the source’s reported uncertainty estimates, not guaranteed bounds. A depth marked “operator assigned” was fixed during analysis.
Shaking & impact
- Instrumental intensity
- 7.401 MMI
- Felt-report intensity
- 5.4 CDI
- PAGER impact alert
- green
No published assessment does not mean no shaking or no impact. A magnitude value alone cannot establish damage or a tsunami warning.
Nearby seismic activity
Within 500 km · M2.5+ · seven days before the event through the latest query, up to seven days after
10-05
0
10-06
0
10-07
0
10-08
0
10-09
24
10-10
28
10-11
8
10-12
10
10-13
6
Query window: 2026-10-05 23:20:36 to 2026-10-13 22:58:48 UTC. This is spatial proximity, not an identified aftershock sequence.
Magnitude
M 6.1
Scale: mww
Depth
11 km
from modeling of broad-band P waveforms
Reported by people
70
Number of felt reports
USGS review
reviewed
Review does not imply final measurements
What the record tells us
USGS reports a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in 17 km W of Río Grande, Panama, at a depth of 11 km.
Detailed source data captured 2026-10-13 22:58:48 UTC.
Measurements & confidence
- Event time (UTC)
- 2026-10-12 23:20:36.003 UTC
- Source updated (UTC)
- 2026-10-13 12:59:55.734 UTC
- Location
- 7.690°, -81.490°
- Stations used for location
- 119
- Horizontal error
- 2.03 km
- Depth error
- 1.746 km
- Magnitude error
- 0.035
Errors are the source’s reported uncertainty estimates, not guaranteed bounds. A depth marked “operator assigned” was fixed during analysis.
Shaking & impact
- Instrumental intensity
- 7.401 MMI
- Felt-report intensity
- 5.4 CDI
- PAGER impact alert
- green
No published assessment does not mean no shaking or no impact. A magnitude value alone cannot establish damage or a tsunami warning.
Nearby seismic activity
Within 500 km · M2.5+ · seven days before the event through the latest query, up to seven days after
10-05
0
10-06
0
10-07
0
10-08
0
10-09
24
10-10
28
10-11
8
10-12
10
10-13
6
Query window: 2026-10-05 23:20:36 to 2026-10-13 22:58:48 UTC. This is spatial proximity, not an identified aftershock sequence.
Magnitude
M 6.1
Scale: mww
Depth
11 km
from modeling of broad-band P waveforms
Reported by people
70
Number of felt reports
USGS review
reviewed
Review does not imply final measurements
What the record tells us
USGS reports a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in 17 km W of Río Grande, Panama, at a depth of 11 km.
Detailed source data captured 2026-10-13 22:58:48 UTC.
Measurements & confidence
- Event time (UTC)
- 2026-10-12 23:20:36.003 UTC
- Source updated (UTC)
- 2026-10-13 12:59:55.734 UTC
- Location
- 7.690°, -81.490°
- Stations used for location
- 119
- Horizontal error
- 2.03 km
- Depth error
- 1.746 km
- Magnitude error
- 0.035
Errors are the source’s reported uncertainty estimates, not guaranteed bounds. A depth marked “operator assigned” was fixed during analysis.
Shaking & impact
- Instrumental intensity
- 7.401 MMI
- Felt-report intensity
- 5.4 CDI
- PAGER impact alert
- green
No published assessment does not mean no shaking or no impact. A magnitude value alone cannot establish damage or a tsunami warning.
Nearby seismic activity
Within 500 km · M2.5+ · seven days before the event through the latest query, up to seven days after
10-05
0
10-06
0
10-07
0
10-08
0
10-09
24
10-10
28
10-11
8
10-12
10
10-13
6
Query window: 2026-10-05 23:20:36 to 2026-10-13 22:58:48 UTC. This is spatial proximity, not an identified aftershock sequence.
The record as it develops
This timeline begins when our journal started capturing details. It is not a complete USGS revision history.
Captured 2026-10-12 23:43:47 UTC
First detailed capture · M6.1 · 10 km deep · 68 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-12 23:42:46 UTC
Captured 2026-10-12 23:58:47 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 10 km deep · 69 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-12 23:49:37 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 00:13:49 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 10 km deep · 69 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 00:02:49 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 00:28:47 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 10 km deep · 69 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 00:26:36 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 00:43:48 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 10 km deep · 69 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 00:40:05 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 01:13:52 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 10 km deep · 69 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 01:02:21 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 01:28:47 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 69 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 01:28:05 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 01:43:49 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 69 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 01:40:30 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 02:28:47 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 69 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 02:22:14 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 02:43:47 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 69 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 02:41:40 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 03:13:49 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 72 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 03:04:22 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 03:58:47 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 72 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 03:47:45 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 04:13:52 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 72 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 04:08:05 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 04:58:47 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 72 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 04:46:58 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 05:58:48 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 72 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 04:46:58 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 07:13:49 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 72 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 04:46:58 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 07:28:47 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 72 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 07:25:54 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 08:13:49 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 73 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 08:03:56 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 09:13:49 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 73 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 08:03:56 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 10:28:47 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 73 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 10:18:41 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 11:43:50 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 73 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 10:18:41 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 12:13:52 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 73 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 12:12:57 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 13:13:49 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 73 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 12:59:55 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 14:28:47 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 74 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 12:59:55 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 15:43:47 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 74 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 12:59:55 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 17:58:49 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 74 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 12:59:55 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 19:13:53 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 75 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 12:59:55 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 20:28:48 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 75 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 12:59:55 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 21:43:48 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 75 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 12:59:55 UTC
Captured 2026-10-13 22:58:48 UTC
Updated capture · M6.1 · 11 km deep · 76 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-13 12:59:55 UTC
Magnitude is not shaking
Magnitude describes the earthquake’s size. The shaking experienced at a place depends on distance, depth, local ground conditions and the rupture.
Depth needs context
A reported depth describes the location of the earthquake underground. Some solutions use an assigned depth; uncertainty and review status matter.
Nearby does not mean aftershock
Our regional search finds events by distance and time. Establishing an aftershock sequence requires seismological assessment.
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