Early-est:     South of Panama    2026.10.04-14:06:15.97    q:C      mb:5.1*    Mwp:-    Mwpd:-    Td*T50Ex:-     fmamp_polarity:./hypo.1791122775967.mech.fmamp_polarity.thumb.jpg     fmamp_polarity_waveform:./hypo.1791122775967.mech.fmamp_polarity_waveform.thumb.jpg     hash:./hypo.1791122775967.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: 5.1* [6]    Mwp: 5.3X [2]    Mwpd: 5.6Xinv [1]
Region: South of Panama
Origin Time: 2026.10.04-14:06:15.97 UTC
Hypocenter: lat: 5.33°  lon: -82.36°  [+/-15km]    depth: 36km  [+/-29km]
Location Quality: qualityCode:  C     stdErr: 0.7s   assocPhases: 12   usedPhases: 8
minDist: 4.6°   maxDist: 74.8°   AzGap: 167°   2ndAzGap: 229°   atten: -1.18 [+/-0.37]
Location Uncertainty: 68%ConfEllipse:   minHorUnc: 12km   maxHorUnc: 15km   azMaxHorUnc: 152°
68%ConfEllipsoid:   semiMajorAxisLength: 32km   majorAxisAzimuth: 338°   majorAxisPlunge: 62°   semiIntermediateAxisLength: 15km   intermediateAxisAzimuth: 80°   intermediateAxisPlunge: 6°   semiMinorAxisLength: 12km
Tsunamigeneic Assesment:
Discriminants: Prob Underwater: >99%
T50Ex: 0.4 [5]    Td: 3.7Xs [2]    Td*T50Ex: - [0]    To: 18.2s [4]
Closest plate boundaries:
   Cocos - Nazca [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~60km
   Nazca - Panama [oceanic transform fault]: distance: ~180km
   Cocos \ Panama [subduction zone]: distance: ~230km
   North Andes / Nazca [subduction zone]: distance: ~440km
   Nazca \ North Andes [subduction zone]: distance: ~450km
Subduction geometry: none or not available
Decision table (TEST!):
Event type: Subduction Zone Other Thrust/Normal Strike-slip
Compatible close plate boundary?:
 YES (230km)
 no
 YES (60km)
Prob underwater:
 >99%
 >99%
 >99%
Td*T50Ex:
   -
   -
   -
Td*To:
     -
     -
     -
Mwp magnitude:
       -
       -
       -
Hypocenter depth:
       36km
       36km
       36km
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):    (Warning: VERY UNRELIABLE SOLUTION, qualityCode=D)
Nodal Plane 1: strike: 249°   dip: 28°   rake: 86°
Nodal Plane 2: strike: 73°   dip: 62°   rake: 92°
Quality: azimuthalGap: -1°   stationPolarityCount: 8   misfitWeightCount: 3.5   misfit: 0.06   stationDistributionRatio: 0.34   meanDistP: 56.6   meanDistT: 53.6   qualityCode: D
Method: methodID: smi:net.alomax/focalmec/fmamp_0.0.5X_2016.06.14/_polarity
./hypo.1791122775967.mech.fmamp_polarity.mechanism.jpg
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: 167°   stationPolarityCount: 8   misfit: 0.99   stationDistributionRatio: 0.86   rmsAngDiffAccPref: 41.55   fracAcc30degPref: 0.00   qualityCode: E
Method: methodID: smi:gov.usgs/focalmec/HASH_1.2
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Event ID: smi:alomax.net_BETA/author/ee/event/1791122775967
Event info last updated: 2026.10.04-15:05:00 UTC
Event first association/location: 2026.10.04-14:25:00 UTC
Software: Early-est 1.2.10 (2024.02.23)
Agency: alomax.net_BETA