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Dual quakes devastate southern Panama

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Dual quakes devastate southern Panama. (2026, October 10). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/10/dual-quakes-devastate-southern-panama?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-10-10

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Two earthquakes struck Panama's Herrera province on Friday, with magnitudes of 7.5 and 6.6, causing significant damage to buildings and disrupting power supplies. The Panamanian president has declared a major disaster due to these quakes and subsequent aftershocks.
Written by AI on 2026-10-10, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

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 2026-10-31, 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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Topics

Herrera province Panama

Subjects

Panama GPE · 3× Herrera province GPE · 1×

Narrative

The magnitude 7.5 and 6.6 earthquakes shook Panama’s Herrera province on Friday, destroying buildings, and disrupting power supplies.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-10
2026-10-10 · Al Jazeera
Dual quakes devastate southern Panama · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

Dual quakes devastate southern Panama asserted
quakes → devastate → Panama
Panama’s president has declared a major disaster after two earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks struck the country’s south. asserted
earthquakes → declare → south
The magnitude 7.5 and 6.6 earthquakes shook Panama’s Herrera province on Friday, destroying buildings, and disrupting power supplies. asserted
earthquakes → shake → supplies
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