7.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Panama, prompting evacuations
PANAMA CITY — A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Panama on Friday morning, shaking buildings in the capital, prompting evacuations and sending tremors as far as neighboring Colombia. The quake was centered about 10 kilometers (6 miles) southwest of the remote community of Pitaloza Arriba, in the central province of Herrera, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It struck at a depth of 10…
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Panama on Friday morning, prompting evacuations and sending tremors as far as neighboring Colombia. The quake was centered about 10 kilometers southwest of Pitaloza Arriba in the central province of Herrera, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The shaking was felt strongly in Panama City, with residents gathering outside to wait for updates on the quake's impact.
The National Weather Service issued a tsunami warning for the coasts of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala, and Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino called for calm in the aftermath of the event.
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