Panama Quake of 7.7 Triggers Tsunami Threats Across 9 Countries
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Updated · abcnews.com · Oct 9
Panama Quake of 7.7 Triggers Tsunami Threats Across 9 Countries
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Oct 9
Summary
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck southern Panama on the Pacific side shortly before 1 p.m. local time, with the epicenter 12 km west-southwest of Pitaloza Arriba.
Hazardous tsunami waves are possible in the next few hours along some coasts of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia and Ecuador, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System said.
More than a dozen aftershocks have been recorded since the quake, according to Panama's president's office.
Panama suspended operations at all administrative offices and schools as authorities monitored the developing regional threat.