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7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Panama, Collapsing Buildings
More than 40 aftershocks followed the quake as Panama’s canal kept operating and regional governments offered aid, officials said.
- On Friday, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Panama, destroying structures and shaking the capital with no casualties reported, though several people sustained minor injuries.
- Buildings partially collapsed in Panama City and Penonome while suspension cables along the Panama Canal shook; authorities confirmed the canal continued operating normally.
- The U.S. Tsunami Warning System canceled a potential tsunami alert after the quake, while the USGS reported more than 40 aftershocks with magnitudes as strong as 6.6 in the region.
- Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino mobilized government resources and urged calm, stating, "What happened should not be used to generate alarms and disorder."
- This marks the third major earthquake to hit Latin America this year; in June, twin quakes killed more than 6,500 in Venezuela, and in August, a 7.4-magnitude quake killed hundreds in Colombia.
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The earthquake occurred at 12:56 p.m. local time (17:56 GMT), with an epicentre located 10 km from the small valley of Pitaloza Arriba, in the province of Herrera (south-central), said the Institute of Geological Studies of the United States (USGS). "It was horrible, we had never experienced this. My daughter remained stuck in school. Thank God, we are going well," said AFP Juana Alveo, 38, cashier in a store in Penonome, one of the most affecte…
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The tsunami warning issued after the powerful earthquake in Panama, which measured 7.7 in magnitude, has been lifted.
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