Major earthquake hits Panama, injures at least 27

A collapsed building and damaged cars in Penonome, Panama, on Friday, following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake. | AFP-JIJI

Reuters

Oct 10, 2026

PANAMA CITY, Panama – A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Panama on Friday, collapsing buildings and roads in the center of the country and injuring at least 27 people, with no deaths reported.

The shallow tremor was felt across the Central American nation of around 4.5 million people, according to the National Civil Protection System.

The head of emergency operations Rene Garcia said that there were no reports of fatalities so far.

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