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Powerful quake shakes Panama, canal operations normal
Reuters • • general
Key Points:
- A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Panama's southern coast at a depth of 10 km, with no initial reports of damage and normal operation of the Panama Canal.
- The quake's epicenter was near the rural community of La Pitaloza, close to Panama's Pacific coastline in a sparsely populated area.
- The US Tsunami Warning System issued alerts for potential hazardous tsunami waves along the coasts of multiple Central and South American countries and Hawaii within the next three hours.
- The earthquake was felt in Panama City and San Jose, Costa Rica, prompting evacuations as shown on Panama television footage.
