TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
1801 UTC FRI OCT 9 2026
....PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...
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THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS
MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.
NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
INFORMATION.
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PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 8.0
* ORIGIN TIME 1756 UTC OCT 9 2026
* COORDINATES 7.5 NORTH 80.8 WEST
* DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
* LOCATION PANAMA
EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.0 OCCURRED IN
PANAMA AT 1756 UTC ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 2026.
* BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... WIDESPREAD
HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE.
TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
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* HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE NEXT THREE HOURS ALONG SOME COASTS OF
PANAMA... COLOMBIA... COSTA RICA... ECUADOR... PERU...
NICARAGUA... GUATEMALA... EL SALVADOR AND MEXICO
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS
SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL
POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN
EVALUATION... PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT.
* PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT
FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND
LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
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* ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
FOR PLACES WITH A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI THREAT. ACTUAL ARRIVAL
TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.
LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC)
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PUNTA MALA PANAMA 7.5N 80.0W 1820 10/09
PUERTO PINA PANAMA 7.4N 78.0W 1831 10/09
BAHIA SOLANO COLOMBIA 6.3N 77.4W 1834 10/09
PUNTA BURICA PANAMA 8.0N 82.9W 1840 10/09
CABO MATAPALO COSTA RICA 8.4N 83.3W 1841 10/09
TUMACO COLOMBIA 1.8N 78.9W 1903 10/09
ESMERELDAS ECUADOR 1.2N 79.8W 1905 10/09
PUERTO QUEPOS COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 1915 10/09
BUENAVENTURA COLOMBIA 3.8N 77.2W 1919 10/09
ISLA DEL COCO COSTA RICA 5.5N 87.1W 1920 10/09
LA LIBERTAD ECUADOR 2.2S 81.2W 1939 10/09
CABO SAN ELENA COSTA RICA 10.9N 86.0W 1940 10/09
TALARA PERU 4.6S 81.5W 2001 10/09
SAN JUAN DL SUR NICARAGUA 11.2N 85.9W 2006 10/09
PUERTO SANDINO NICARAGUA 12.2N 86.8W 2018 10/09
CORINTO NICARAGUA 12.5N 87.2W 2018 10/09
MONTERRICO SANT GUATEMALA 13.9N 90.5W 2036 10/09
ACAJUTLA EL SALVADOR 13.6N 89.8W 2037 10/09
PUERTO DE SAN J GUATEMALA 13.9N 90.8W 2041 10/09
BALBOA HEIGHTS PANAMA 9.0N 79.6W 2041 10/09
BALTRA ISLAND ECUADOR 0.5S 90.3W 2044 10/09
TIQUISATE ESCUI GUATEMALA 14.0N 91.5W 2048 10/09
CHAMPERICO RETA GUATEMALA 14.3N 91.9W 2049 10/09
SIPACATE GUATEMALA 13.9N 91.2W 2053 10/09
PUERTO MADERO MEXICO 14.8N 92.5W 2101 10/09
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE CRESTS
CAN VARY FROM 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD MAY PERSIST
FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE.
* IMPACTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE SECTION OF COAST TO
THE NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION
OF THE SHORELINE.
* IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPON THE STATE OF THE TIDE AT
THE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVES.
* PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A TSUNAMI MAY DROWN... BE
CRUSHED BY DEBRIS IN THE WATER... OR BE SWEPT OUT TO SEA.
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF
THE SITUATION WARRANTS.
* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.
* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
* COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND
CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES
SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT
WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
* COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON...
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S.
NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND
AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
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