{"id":103363,"date":"2026-10-09T20:43:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T20:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/panama-struck-by-magnitude-7-7-earthquake-u-s-geological-survey-says\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T20:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T20:43:17","slug":"panama-struck-by-magnitude-7-7-earthquake-u-s-geological-survey-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/panama-struck-by-magnitude-7-7-earthquake-u-s-geological-survey-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama struck by magnitude 7.7 earthquake, U.S. Geological Survey says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/panama\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Panama<\/a>&#8216;s southern tip on Friday morning, shaking buildings more than 100 miles away in the capital and prompting evacuations, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center had initially warned about the possibility of tsunami waves hitting Panama&#8217;s coast, but later said the threat <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NWS_NTWC\/status\/2108646503149645886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had passed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The quake was centered about 7 miles southwest of the remote community of Pitaloza Arriba, the USGS said. It struck at a depth of about 7 miles.<\/p>\n<p>Tremors were felt in Panama City, where buildings shook and people evacuated into the streets. Visibly shaken residents gathered outside as they waited for news of the quake&#8217;s impact.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/09\/cb6bddda-dd83-44d8-bdc6-8fd65b23dd2e\/thumbnail\/620x426\/6ae2b452b5beb6da1a77e326a3021bc0\/gettyimages-2298795626.jpg#\" alt=\"A nurse speaks on her cellphone outside the maternity ward of the Santo Tomas hospital, following an earthquake that hit Panama, in Panama City on Oct. 9, 2026. \" height=\"426\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/09\/cb6bddda-dd83-44d8-bdc6-8fd65b23dd2e\/thumbnail\/620x426\/6ae2b452b5beb6da1a77e326a3021bc0\/gettyimages-2298795626.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/09\/cb6bddda-dd83-44d8-bdc6-8fd65b23dd2e\/thumbnail\/1240x852\/7dec1cbde98ee8a4648137938baa3260\/gettyimages-2298795626.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A nurse speaks on her cellphone outside the maternity ward of the Santo Tomas hospital, following an earthquake that hit   Panama, in Panama City on Oct. 9, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Martin Bernetti\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We felt it very strongly. It knocked things over in the kitchen, but we&#8217;re OK, though we&#8217;re very scared,&#8221; Rosendo Dom\u00ednguez, 60, who is from Herrera province, where the earthquake struck, told The Associated Press by phone. &#8220;Everyone is outside, scared.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aftershocks followed, with the USGS recording two measuring 5.8 and 5.5.<\/p>\n<p>Panamanian President Jos\u00e9 Ra\u00fal Mulino called for calm on Friday, writing on social media: &#8220;What happened should not be used to cause alarm or disorder.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Omar Smith of the National Civil Protection Service said on the Telemetro Reporta news channel that damage was concentrated in the central provinces of Veraguas, Herrera and Los Santos. He said there were no reports of damage in the capital, which is known for its hundreds of skyscrapers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/09\/cd5a2bb4-8869-47c0-9b0c-762064db2433\/thumbnail\/620x374\/7e4139393f52cfafb9c666c66f1e715c\/gettyimages-2298800361.jpg#\" alt=\"This aerial view shows Panama Bay after a severe earthquake hit the country, in Panama City on Oct. 9, 2026. \" height=\"374\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/09\/cd5a2bb4-8869-47c0-9b0c-762064db2433\/thumbnail\/620x374\/7e4139393f52cfafb9c666c66f1e715c\/gettyimages-2298800361.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/10\/09\/cd5a2bb4-8869-47c0-9b0c-762064db2433\/thumbnail\/1240x748\/d8da192eeeb978bd500bd46387dd3984\/gettyimages-2298800361.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">This aerial view shows Panama Bay after a severe earthquake hit the country, in Panama City on Oct. 9, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Martin Bernetti\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Video aired by local news outlets showed a Catholic cathedral collapsing and part of a hotel&#8217;s facade falling onto a car in the city of Penonom\u00e9, in the central province of Cocl\u00e9. No casualties were immediately reported.<\/p>\n<p>The quake is at least the fourth one this year in Latin America surpassing 7.0 in magnitude, after devastating earthquakes in Venezuela&#8217;s Guaira in June and a powerful earthquake in western Colombia in August.<\/p>\n<p>Panama lies along the &#8220;Ring of Fire,&#8221; a 25,000-mile arc of volcanoes and fault lines around the Pacific Basin, where most of the world&#8217;s earthquakes occur.<\/p>\n<p>Panama&#8217;s Civil Protection said it was investigating possible damage in regions near the epicenter.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                      <span class=\"byline__author__text\">AFP  <\/span><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS 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