Earthquakes / EVENT RECORD
M 4.6 - 12 km SSE of Tebario, Panama
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Magnitude
M 4.6
Scale: mww
Depth
10 km
operator assigned
Reported by people
3
Number of felt reports
USGS review
reviewed
Review does not imply final measurements
What the record tells us
USGS reports a magnitude 4.6 earthquake in 12 km SSE of Tebario, Panama, at a depth of 10 km.
Detailed source data captured 2026-10-17 23:47:42 UTC.
Measurements & confidence
- Event time (UTC)
- 2026-10-16 22:41:03.562 UTC
- Source updated (UTC)
- 2026-10-17 07:39:59.302 UTC
- Location
- 7.613°, -80.935°
- Stations used for location
- 54
- Horizontal error
- 5.88 km
- Depth error
- 1.884 km
- Magnitude error
- 0.078
Errors are the source’s reported uncertainty estimates, not guaranteed bounds. A depth marked “operator assigned” was fixed during analysis.
Shaking & impact
- Instrumental intensity
- Not published
- Felt-report intensity
- 2.7 CDI
- PAGER impact alert
- Not published
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
10-09
5
10-10
28
10-11
8
10-12
11
10-13
6
10-14
1
10-15
1
10-16
3
10-17
1
Query window: 2026-10-09 22:41:03 to 2026-10-17 23:47:42 UTC. This is spatial proximity, not an identified aftershock sequence.
Magnitude
M 4.6
Scale: mww
Depth
10 km
operator assigned
Reported by people
3
Number of felt reports
USGS review
reviewed
Review does not imply final measurements
What the record tells us
USGS reports a magnitude 4.6 earthquake in 12 km SSE of Tebario, Panama, at a depth of 10 km.
Detailed source data captured 2026-10-17 23:47:42 UTC.
Measurements & confidence
- Event time (UTC)
- 2026-10-16 22:41:03.562 UTC
- Source updated (UTC)
- 2026-10-17 07:39:59.302 UTC
- Location
- 7.613°, -80.935°
- Stations used for location
- 54
- Horizontal error
- 5.88 km
- Depth error
- 1.884 km
- Magnitude error
- 0.078
Errors are the source’s reported uncertainty estimates, not guaranteed bounds. A depth marked “operator assigned” was fixed during analysis.
Shaking & impact
- Instrumental intensity
- Not published
- Felt-report intensity
- 2.7 CDI
- PAGER impact alert
- Not published
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
10-09
5
10-10
28
10-11
8
10-12
11
10-13
6
10-14
1
10-15
1
10-16
3
10-17
1
Query window: 2026-10-09 22:41:03 to 2026-10-17 23:47:42 UTC. This is spatial proximity, not an identified aftershock sequence.
Magnitude
M 4.6
Scale: mww
Depth
10 km
operator assigned
Reported by people
3
Number of felt reports
USGS review
reviewed
Review does not imply final measurements
What the record tells us
USGS reports a magnitude 4.6 earthquake in 12 km SSE of Tebario, Panama, at a depth of 10 km.
Detailed source data captured 2026-10-17 22:32:43 UTC.
Measurements & confidence
- Event time (UTC)
- 2026-10-16 22:41:03.562 UTC
- Source updated (UTC)
- 2026-10-17 07:39:59.302 UTC
- Location
- 7.613°, -80.935°
- Stations used for location
- 54
- Horizontal error
- 5.88 km
- Depth error
- 1.884 km
- Magnitude error
- 0.078
Errors are the source’s reported uncertainty estimates, not guaranteed bounds. A depth marked “operator assigned” was fixed during analysis.
Shaking & impact
- Instrumental intensity
- Not published
- Felt-report intensity
- 2.7 CDI
- PAGER impact alert
- Not published
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
10-09
5
10-10
28
10-11
8
10-12
11
10-13
6
10-14
1
10-15
1
10-16
3
10-17
1
Query window: 2026-10-09 22:41:03 to 2026-10-17 22:32:43 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 2026-10-16 23:17:42 UTC
First detailed capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-16 23:01:52 UTC
Captured 2026-10-16 23:47:43 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-16 23:43:45 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 01:02:44 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-16 23:43:45 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 02:17:42 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-16 23:43:45 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 03:32:42 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-16 23:43:45 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 04:32:42 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-16 23:43:45 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 05:32:42 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-16 23:43:45 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 06:32:44 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-16 23:43:45 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 07:47:42 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 08:47:43 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 10:02:44 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 11:02:45 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 12:17:43 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 13:32:42 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 14:47:42 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 16:02:44 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 63 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 17:02:44 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 64 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 18:02:44 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 64 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 19:02:45 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 64 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 20:17:42 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 64 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 21:17:42 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 64 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 22:32:43 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 64 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 UTC
Captured 2026-10-17 23:47:42 UTC
Updated capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 64 nearby records
Source updated 2026-10-17 07:39:59 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
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