“It was a sudden release of energy”: an expert’s explanation of the earthquake that shook Panama and left more than 100 aftershocks

An earthquake with a magnitude estimated between 7.5 and 7.7 recently shook Panama, triggering more than 100 aftershocks.

Néstor Luque, director of the Institute of Geosciences of Panama, explained that the seismic event originated from a sudden release of energy within a portion of an active fault.