Massive earthquake strikes Panama at magnitude 7.6, tsunami threat issued
- On Friday, October 9, 2026, a powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck southern Panama near Pitaloza Arriba at a shallow 10 km depth, shaking buildings in Panama City and triggering widespread evacuations across the country.
- Panama lies along the 'Ring of Fire,' a 25,000-mile arc of fault lines where seismic activity recurs; this marks the fourth Latin American earthquake exceeding magnitude 7.0 this year.
- National Civil Protection Service official Omar Smith reported damage concentrated in Veraguas, Herrera, and Los Santos, including a collapsed cathedral tower in Penonomé and damaged hotel facade, with no casualties immediately reported.
- The U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued alerts for nine countries warning of potential 3-meter waves, while the Panama Canal Authority confirmed operations on the critical trade waterway continue normally.
- Seismologists recorded more than 45 aftershocks as Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino called for calm on X, urging citizens to avoid alarm while rescue teams continue assessing the affected provinces.
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A magnitude 7.7 earthquake shakes Panama
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake shook Panama on Friday at 12:56 local time, centred on the Azuero peninsula in Herrera province, according to the US Geological Survey. Panamanian authorities have not so far confirmed any casualties, though inspections are continuing and they have not ruled out injuries or people trapped. Damage to buildings was reported in several provinces.
Aftershocks Rock Panama Following Largest Quake in Decades
Panama was struck by its strongest earthquake in more than seven decades on Friday, prompting the evacuation of the capital’s international airport and sending people fleeing buildings as powerful aftershocks rattled the country.
An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 shook Panama this Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Service (USGS), and caused panic in the Panamanian capital, with no casualties reported so far, although some material damage. The epicenter of the telluric movement was recorded 12 kilometers from the town of Tonosí, located in [...] The entrance Earthquake of magnitude 7.7 shook Panama was first published in HispanoPost.
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in Panama — the threat of a tsunami covered 9 The south of Panama was hit by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, damaging buildings. Tsunami threat declared for nine Pacific countries the coast.
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