This Tsunami Information Statement for Panama is no longer in force, and was issued by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. It is kept here as a record of what was issued and when.

Epicentre 7.782, -81.378 · nearest coast PA

What this bulletin says

This bulletin was published without a summary. The status above and the official text are everything the centre sent.

Preliminary magnitude 6.9(Mwp). Magnitudes are revised as more data arrives.

Bulletin details

Category: Information
Bulletin Issue Time: 2026.10.09 20:34:14 UTC
Preliminary Magnitude: 6.9(Mwp)
Lat/Lon: 7.782 / -81.378
Affected Region: PANAMA

Official bulletin

ZCZC
WEGM42 PHEB 092034
TIBGUM

GUZ001-MPZ001>003-092234-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
634 AM CHST SAT OCT 10 2026

...NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM/CNMI FROM A DISTANT EARTHQUAKE...


AUDIENCE
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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC


EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED IN
    PANAMA AT 626 AM CHST ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 2026.

  * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
    GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

  * NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

  * NO TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

  * MAGNITUDE      6.9
  * ORIGIN TIME    626 AM CHST OCT 10 2026
  * COORDINATES    7.8 NORTH  81.4 WEST
  * DEPTH          6 MILES
  * LOCATION       PANAMA


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

  * THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE
    INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

  * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
    EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.

$$



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Issued

October 9, 2026 at 20:34 UTC

Effective

October 9, 2026 at 20:34 UTC

Affected area

Panama

Issued by

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

The earthquake behind it

6.6M 6.6 - 14 km W of Río Grande, Panama12 km from the bulletin's epicentre · Tap for the full event, aftershocks and revisions

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