NewzTsunami warnings are issued for neighbouring countries as videos of destruction circulate online. Countries including Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Chile have received warnings after the quake. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit Panama near Pitaloza Arriba, leading to building evacuations and a tsunami warning along the Pacific coast.
Aftershocks followed and damages were reported primarily in central provinces. The US Tsunami Warning System shows potential tsunami threats across much of Central America's Pacific coast as well as in Colombia and Ecuador after the earthquake. Local footage showed a cathedral collapsing and a hotel facade falling onto a car in Penonomé, central Panama.
No casualties were immediately reported. A strong 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the southern coast of Panama on Friday at a 10 km depth, according to the US Geological Survey, shaking buildings as far away as the capital and prompting evacuations. The US Tsunami Warning System showed potential tsunami threats across much of Central America's Pacific coast.
Hazardous waves are possible as far south as Ecuador and as far north as Mexico, as 13 aftershocks reportedA powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake has struck Panama and triggered tsunami warnings along the west coast of Central and South America, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).The quake hit along the southern coast of the country, the USGS said. It was centered near the southern tip of the Central American country, about 14km (9 miles) south-west of the remote community of Pitaloza Arriba, the USGS said.
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