Early-est:     Panama - Costa Rica Border Region    2026.04.02-17:11:32.87    q:C      mb:-    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1775149892872.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1775149892872.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1775149892872.mech.hash.thumb.jpg

Automatic solution - this event has not been reviewed by a seismologist
Automatically determined event information may be incorrect!

Earthquake Details:
Magnitude: mb: 4.9X [1]    Mwp: 4.3X [1]    Mwpd: - [0]
Region: Panama - Costa Rica Border Region
Origin Time: 2026.04.02-17:11:32.87 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 8.40°  lon: -82.86°  [+/-15km]    depth: 30km  [+/-18km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 1.4s   assocPhases: 9   usedPhases: 7
minDist: 2.0°   maxDist: 138.5°   AzGap: 225°   2ndAzGap: 237°   atten: -9.90 [+/-0.00]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 11km   maxHorUnc: 15km   azMaxHorUnc: 4°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 19km   majorAxisAzimuth: 164°   majorAxisPlunge: 44°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 17km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 28°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 37°   semiMinorAxisLength: 12km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: 1%
T50Ex: - [0]    Td: -s [0]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: -s [0]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Cocos \ Panama [subduction zone]: distance: ~70km
   Cocos - Nazca [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~120km
   Nazca - Panama [oceanic convergent boundary]: distance: ~120km
   Panama - Caribbean [continental convergent boundary]: distance: ~140km
   Caribbean / Cocos [subduction zone]: distance: ~460km
   North Andes / Nazca [subduction zone]: distance: ~470km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (70km)
 no
 no
Prob underwater:
 1%
 1%
 1%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       30km
       30km
       30km
Slab depth at epicenter:
       n/a
       -
       -
Tsunami and Rupture predictions (TEST!): No prediction: Event too small (Mwp<7.0) or too few Mwp readings (N<20)
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 0°   dip: 0°   rake: 0°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 270°   dip: 90°   rake: 90°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 0   misfitWeightCount: -1.0   misfit: -1.00   stationDistributionRatio: -1.00   meanDistP: -1.0   meanDistT: -1.0   qualityCode: X
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (FMAMP_POLARITY_WAVEFORM):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 0°   dip: 0°   rake: 0°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 270°   dip: 90°   rake: 90°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 0   misfitWeightCount: -1.0   misfit: -1.00   stationDistributionRatio: -1.00   meanDistP: -1.0   meanDistT: -1.0   qualityCode: X
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity_waveform
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First-motion Focal Mechanism (HASH):    (No solution available)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 999°   dip: 99°   rake: 999°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 324°   dip: 13°   rake: 135°
Quality: azimuthalGap: 0°   stationPolarityCount: 4   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.00   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 0.00   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: F
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1775149892872
Event info last updated: 2026.04.02-18:10:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.04.02-17:24:01 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA