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M 4.5 - 21 km WNW of Río Grande, Panama

Magnitude 4.5, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.

Earthquake time
12 October 2026 at 21:43 UTC
First saved by us
12 October 2026 at 22:13 UTC
Last included in a daily record
13 October 2026

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Source classification
M4.5 · reviewed

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The saved record

What changed

2 updates · 1 first record

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  1. Saved by us

    Version 3

    Earthquake location revised

    Title
    Before

    M 4.5 - 19 km SW of Calidonia, Panama

    After

    M 4.5 - 21 km WNW of Río Grande, Panama

    Earthquake time
    Before

    12 October 2026 at 21:43:30.434 UTC

    After

    12 October 2026 at 21:43:30.326 UTC

    Source updated
    Before

    12 October 2026 at 22:26 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 00:35 UTC

    Reported area
    Before

    19 km SW of Calidonia, Panama

    After

    21 km WNW of Río Grande, Panama

    Reported position
    Before

    7.82°N, 81.50°W

    After

    7.80°N, 81.51°W

    Earthquake time: 12 October 2026 at 21:43 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

    {
      "id": "usgs:us6000u1w6",
      "category": "earthquake",
      "title": "M 4.5 - 21 km WNW of Río Grande, Panama",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-12T21:43:30.326Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-13T00:35:12.040Z",
      "place": "21 km WNW of Río Grande, Panama",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u1w6",
      "coordinates": [
        -81.5113,
        7.8015
      ],
      "magnitude": 4.5,
      "depth": 10,
      "severity": "M4.5",
      "status": "reviewed",
      "summary": "Magnitude 4.5, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.",
      "source": "usgs",
      "sourceName": "USGS",
      "timeBasis": "Event started",
      "revision": "8cadd6cf201d6eed8ef127fc7e6839e16675ed5158838f4cec2d776af7b78fa9"
    }
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  2. Saved by us

    Version 2

    Earthquake location revised

    Title
    Before

    M 4.5 - 19 km SSW of Zapotillo, Panama

    After

    M 4.5 - 19 km SW of Calidonia, Panama

    Earthquake time
    Before

    12 October 2026 at 21:43:30.599 UTC

    After

    12 October 2026 at 21:43:30.434 UTC

    Source updated
    Before

    12 October 2026 at 22:00 UTC

    After

    12 October 2026 at 22:26 UTC

    Reported area
    Before

    19 km SSW of Zapotillo, Panama

    After

    19 km SW of Calidonia, Panama

    Reported position
    Before

    7.84°N, 81.55°W

    After

    7.82°N, 81.50°W

    Earthquake time: 12 October 2026 at 21:43 UTC

    View saved version 2

    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

    {
      "id": "usgs:us6000u1w6",
      "category": "earthquake",
      "title": "M 4.5 - 19 km SW of Calidonia, Panama",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-12T21:43:30.434Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-12T22:26:49.040Z",
      "place": "19 km SW of Calidonia, Panama",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u1w6",
      "coordinates": [
        -81.5024,
        7.8231
      ],
      "magnitude": 4.5,
      "depth": 10,
      "severity": "M4.5",
      "status": "reviewed",
      "summary": "Magnitude 4.5, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.",
      "source": "usgs",
      "sourceName": "USGS",
      "timeBasis": "Event started",
      "revision": "6f409fb7c9018dbe1f55f3ff1f134558ef465b51d81832308ad9a95b15e5e156"
    }
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First saved record · 12 October 2026 at 22:13 UTC
  1. Saved by us

    Starting point

    First saved record

    Our first saved version of M 4.5 - 19 km SSW of Zapotillo, Panama. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Earthquake time: 12 October 2026 at 21:43 UTC

    View saved version 1

    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

    {
      "id": "usgs:us6000u1w6",
      "category": "earthquake",
      "title": "M 4.5 - 19 km SSW of Zapotillo, Panama",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-12T21:43:30.599Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-12T22:00:26.040Z",
      "place": "19 km SSW of Zapotillo, Panama",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u1w6",
      "coordinates": [
        -81.5458,
        7.8364
      ],
      "magnitude": 4.5,
      "depth": 10,
      "severity": "M4.5",
      "status": "reviewed",
      "summary": "Magnitude 4.5, depth 10 km. reviewed by USGS.",
      "source": "usgs",
      "sourceName": "USGS",
      "timeBasis": "Event started",
      "revision": "a9af7e75b7f76ab0dac07adb4ac61714df970640039a02c0cd066e44baa3f507"
    }
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