Mensaje de amenaza de tsunami del PTWC, nº 3
Título del centro, sin traducir: «PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE». El tipo en español es una traducción no oficial.
En pocas palabras
El PTWC avisó a las autoridades de que podían llegar olas de 1 a 3 m sobre el nivel de la marea a algunas costas de Panamá.
Después salió otro boletín sobre este mismo sismo: el más reciente es el que vale.
¿Qué significa para ti? Es información del Centro de Alerta de Tsunamis del Pacífico (PTWC, NOAA) para las autoridades. No es una alerta nacional de Panamá: si la hay, la dará el SINAPROC. Si estás en la costa y sientes un sismo fuerte o largo, no esperes un aviso: aléjate del mar, busca un lugar alto y sigue las indicaciones de SINAPROC.
- Para quién
- Mensaje internacional para el Pacífico (WEPA40)
- Emitido
- , hora de Panamá (2026-10-09 18:51:40 UTC) · hace 9 días
- Situación
- Ya hay uno más reciente. El centro no indica una vigencia.
- Sismo de origen (según el boletín)
- Magnitud 7.6 (Mwp), PANAMA, 33 km de profundidad, Viernes, 9 de octubre de 2026, 12:56:08 p. m., hora de Panamá.
- En el catálogo sísmico
- Posible coincidencia: sismo de magnitud 7.7, 45 km al oeste de Tonosí, Panamá. Se compara hora, lugar y magnitud; no es un vínculo confirmado.
Panamá en este boletín
- Categoría para Panamá: 1-3 meters (Olas de 1 a 3 m sobre el nivel de la marea; traducción no oficial)
Líneas de la previsión de amenaza que nombran a Panamá, tal cual:
- PANAMA.
Texto original del boletín
Tal como lo publicó el centro, en inglés. Sus horas están en el huso de la región a la que va dirigido. Se conserva su formato de ancho fijo: en pantallas estrechas, desplaza el recuadro a los lados.
ZCZC
WEPA40 PHEB 091851
TSUPAC
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
1851 UTC FRI OCT 9 2026
...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...
**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****
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.
**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****
THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UPDATED IN THIS MESSAGE.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 7.6
* 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 7.6 OCCURRED IN
PANAMA AT 1756 UTC ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 2026.
* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.
TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------
* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF
PANAMA.
* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF
AMERICAN SAMOA... ANTARCTICA... AUSTRALIA... CHILE...
CHUUK... COLOMBIA... COOK ISLANDS... COSTA RICA...
ECUADOR... EL SALVADOR... FIJI... FRENCH POLYNESIA...
GUAM... GUATEMALA... HAWAII... HOWLAND AND BAKER...
INDONESIA... JAPAN... JARVIS ISLAND... JOHNSTON ATOLL...
KERMADEC ISLANDS... KIRIBATI... KOSRAE... MARSHALL
ISLANDS... MEXICO... MIDWAY ISLAND... NAURU... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... NICARAGUA... NIUE... NORTHERN
MARIANAS... NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... PALAU...
PALMYRA ISLAND... PAPUA NEW GUINEA... PERU...
PHILIPPINES... PITCAIRN ISLANDS... POHNPEI... RUSSIA...
SAMOA... SOLOMON ISLANDS... TOKELAU... TONGA... TUVALU...
VANUATU... WAKE ISLAND... AND WALLIS AND FUTUNA.
* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
AND AT LOCATIONS WITH FRINGING OR BARRIER REEFS WILL LIKELY
BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.
* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED IF
NECESSARY IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
* 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
--------------------------
* ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
FOR PLACES WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS ARE GIVEN BELOW. 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)
------------------------------------------------------------
PUNTA MALA PANAMA 7.5N 80.0W 1820 10/09
PUERTO PINA PANAMA 7.4N 78.0W 1831 10/09
PUNTA BURICA PANAMA 8.0N 82.9W 1840 10/09
BALBOA HEIGHTS PANAMA 9.0N 79.6W 2041 10/09
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------
* 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
--------------------------------------
* 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.
$$
NNNNSolo las autoridades nacionales declaran una alerta de tsunami en Panamá. Esta página muestra los boletines de NOAA tal como se publican: no emite alertas, no calcula alturas de ola ni horas de llegada y no recomienda evacuar.
