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  "id": 13184206,
  "title": "Strong earthquake shakes Panama, prompting tsunami alert",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/strong-earthquake-shakes-panama-prompting-tsunami-alert-13184206",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T19:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW News",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/strong-earthquake-shakes-panama-prompting-tsunami-alert/a-79623168?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A powerful earthquake struck Panama, triggering a tsunami threat warning in Central and South America. The quake was felt in the capital city, Panama City, as well as in the capital of neighboring Costa Rica.\n\nThe earthquake had a magnitude of 7.6, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which is a slight downgrade from an earlier estimate of 7.7 or 8.0. It struck near the southern coast of Panama at a depth of 10 km.\n\nThere were no immediate reports of damage in Panama, but television footage showed people evacuating buildings. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System indicated potential tsunami threats across much of Central America's Pacific coast, as well as in Colombia and Ecuador.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Strong earthquake shakes Panama, prompting tsunami alert",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/strong-earthquake-shakes-panama-prompting-tsunami-alert",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:03:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Scientific American",
        "title": "Major earthquake strikes Panama—damage and injuries are expected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/major-earthquake-strikes-panama-damage-and-injuries-are-expected",
        "published": "2026-10-09T20:45:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}