Powerful 7.6 magnitude quake shakes Panama, triggering tsunami warning
- A major earthquake shook Panama on Friday, setting off panic in the capital city, with the US Geological Survey measuring the quake at 7.6 magnitude as a tsunami threat notice was issued.
- The quake's strength was first measured at magnitude 8, before being adjusted.
- USGS said the quake was detected at 1756 GMT, with the epicenter 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the small town of Pitaloza Arriba in the south-center of Panama.
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- A major earthquake shook Panama on Friday, setting off panic in the capital city, with the US Geological Survey measuring the quake at 7.6 magnitude as a tsunami threat notice was issued.
- The quake's strength was first measured at magnitude 8, before being adjusted.
- USGS said the quake was detected at 1756 GMT, with the epicenter 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the small town of Pitaloza Arriba in the south-center of Panama.
Sources: France 24