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Powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits Panama coast as nine countries issued tsunami warnings

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Dey, M., & Moreno, E. (2026, October 9). Powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits Panama coast as nine countries issued tsunami warnings. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/panama-earthquake-tsunami-warning-costa-rica-b3064380.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-10-09 · by Mrinmay Dey, Elida Moreno

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A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Panama near Pitaloza Arriba, causing tremors felt as far away as Colombia and Costa Rica. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres and prompted nine countries to issue tsunami warnings. These nations include Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico. No immediate damage was reported in Panama, but residents were evacuated from buildings due to the shaking.
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On Friday, a 7.6-magnitude (initially reported as 8.0) earthquake struck off Panama's southern coast near the remote community of Pitaloza Arriba, shaking buildings and prompting evacuations across the country. The quake’s epicenter was about 10 kilometers southwest of Pitaloza Arriba, at a depth of 10 km. Tremors were felt strongly in Panama City, with visibly shaken residents gathering outside as they waited for updates on potential damage. No immediate reports of significant damage emerged from Panama, but the US Tsunami Warning System issued warnings for coastal areas along parts of Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, and Hawaii due to potential hazardous tsunami waves within the next three hours.

Written for “Panama Earthquake Tsunami Warnings” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 21 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Panama Earthquake Tsunami Warnings
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Mrinmay Dey
3 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 The house has cracked, and we’re afraid it could fall on us,” said Ricardo Brown, 74, speaking by phone from the Las Minas area in Herrera province in southern Panama, where he noted the quake damaged a number of homes.
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Elida Moreno
2 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 The house has cracked, and we’re afraid it could fall on us,” said Ricardo Brown, 74, speaking by phone from the Las Minas area in Herrera province in southern Panama, where he noted the quake damaged a number of homes.
2026-10-09 · assertive framing · Panama struck by powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake as nine countries issued tsunami warnings
Also by Elida Moreno
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2026-10-09 · The Independent
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

Topics

Colombia Costa Rica Independent Panama USGS

Subjects

Panama GPE · 4× Colombia GPE · 2× Costa Rica GPE · 2× Civil Protection ORG · 1× Herrera province GPE · 1× Independent ORG · 1× Panama City GPE · 1× Pitaloza Arriba GPE · 1× Rosendo Domínguez PERSON · 1× USGS ORG · 1×

Narrative

It knocked things over in the kitchen, but we’re okay, though we’re very scared," Rosendo Domínguez, 60, who is from Herrera province, where the earthquake struck, told The Associated Press by phone.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09
2026-10-09 · The Independent
Powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits Panama coast as nine countries issued tsunami warnings · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake has struck off the coast of Panama. asserted
earthquake → strike → Panama
The USGS said the epicentre was located roughly 10 kilometres (6 miles) south-west of Pitaloza Arriba, a remote community near Panama's southern tip. asserted
epicentre → say → tip
It occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles). asserted
It → occur → kilometres
Tremors were felt in Panama City, swaying buildings and sending people into the streets. asserted
Tremors → feel → streets
Visibly shaken residents waited outside for news of the impact. No damage was immediately reported, though television broadcasts showed building evacuations. asserted
broadcasts → shake → evacuations
Panama's Civil Protection said it is assessing potential damage in regions near where the quake occurred. asserted
quake → say → regions
“We felt it very strongly. asserted
We → feel → it
It knocked things over in the kitchen, but we’re okay, though we’re very scared," Rosendo Domínguez, 60, who is from Herrera province, where the earthquake struck, told The Associated Press by phone. asserted
earthquake → knock → phone
Tremors were also felt in Colombia and Costa Rica, according to reports. uncertain
Tremors → feel → reports
Following the quake, the US Tsunami Warning System alerted nine countries to possible coastal tsunami waves. asserted
System → follow → waves
Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico have all been warned over the threat of tsunami waves within the next three hours. asserted
Panama → warn → hours
The system also said there was a tsunami threat to Hawaii. asserted
system → say → Hawaii
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