Un terremoto de magnitud 7,6 sacude Panamá
Un terremoto de magnitud 7,6 sacudió este viernes el sureste de Panamá, con una profundidad de 10 kilómetros, informó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS). Leer
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook southeastern Panama on Friday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometers, with its epicenter located 12 kilometers southeast of Tonosí, a town in southern Panama, and approximately 239 kilometers from Panama City. The tremor occurred at 12:56 local time (17:56 GMT) and was first measured at magnitude 7.6, later upgraded to 7.7 by the USGS.
The shaking was felt strongly in parts of Panama City, prompting the temporary evacuation of several buildings in the historic banking district, as reported by EFE. In recent months, several major earthquakes have struck Latin America. In Venezuela, two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 occurred on June 24, causing widespread destruction in La Guaira, about 30 kilometers from Caracas.
According to the latest report from the Venezuelan government on August 24, the earthquakes resulted in at least 6,509 deaths, 14,239 moderately damaged homes, and 11,001 severely damaged homes. In Colombia, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake affected 500 municipalities in 16 departments, half of the country's total, on the morning of August 10. The disaster left 335 people dead and 4,516 injured.
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