Earthquake M7.7 struck Panama

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Mario Nawfal

🇵🇦 Panama is still shaking after a powerful 7.7 earthquake hit on Friday.

More than 200 aftershocks have followed, though they’re getting weaker. Nearly 900 homes and at least 14 bridges were damaged, and 27 people were hurt.

The government has declared a national emergency, and the U.S. is sending $5 million and a rescue team.

The good news is that nobody has died so far, and the Panama Canal, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, is still running as normal.

For a quake that powerful, the fact that no lives have been lost so far is a huge relief.

Source: Reuters / Writer: Daniyal

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Michael Bradbury

🚨 MAJOR EARTH EVENT UPDATE: PANAMA EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE NEARLY DOUBLES!

A significant new damage assessment has emerged following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Panama on October 9.

⚠️ NEWLY REPORTED DEVELOPMENTS

* Nearly 900 homes are now reported damaged, compared with approximately 426 in Saturday’s assessment.

* More than 200 aftershocks have been recorded since the original earthquake.

* At least 14 bridges have sustained damage in Veraguas and Los Santos provinces.

* 27 people have been injured. No deaths have been reported.

* The United States has pledged $5 million in assistance and is sending a 20-person team to support rescue operations and infrastructure assessments.

* Classes have been suspended nationwide for Monday, October 12.

Panama’s government has declared a national state of emergency, allowing up to $100 million to be allocated for relief efforts. Panama Canal shipping operations remain unaffected.
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[Ravenlocke]

GAZETECİNİZ.COM

Oct 10
Translated from Turkish
PEOPLE COULDN'T EVEN STAND ON THEIR FEET

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) announced that a 7.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in the southern region of Panama. Images from the area are chilling.

https://gazeteciniz.com/dunya/panama...duramadi-62495
#panama #deprem #sallandık #abd

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Shafek Koreshe

Oct 9
🚨 #Panama #earthquake

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake; earlier reports cited 8.0 and then 7.6, struck southern Panama on Friday at 12:56 local time, about 12 km west-southwest of Pitaloza Arriba, at a depth of 12.6 km, #USGS said.

National Civil Protection Omar Smith, Telemetro said damage was concentrated in Veraguas, Herrera and Los Santos, with no reported damage to Panama City skyscrapers.

Shaking was felt in Panama City, Costa Rica and parts of Colombia. No confirmed casualties yet.

Schools were closed and Metro lines briefly suspended. The Panama Canal is operating normally. Tsunami waves of 1–3 m were possible on some Panama coasts. Aftershocks continue.

More viral visuals

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