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Panama declares state of emergency following magnitude 7.7 earthquake and aftershocks

The government of Panama declared a state of emergency on Saturday following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake and more than 200 recorded aftershocks. The seismic activity damaged hundreds of homes and infrastructure across affected communities. The full extent of structural damage and whether casualties occurred has not been reported.

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  • google-alertsPanama
  • tasspresident
WherePanama
9.040, -79.482 ±120 km
First reported13 days ago
Published2026-10-12 10:15 UTC
Sources5
How this travelled.
Reports4Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings, 2 reported as carrying other outlets.

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Global Event Monitor. Panama declares state of emergency following magnitude 7.7 earthquake and aftershocks. 2026-10-12T10:15:01.421Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5586. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-12/panama-declares-a-state-of-emergency-as-powerful-quake-aftershocks-7e56e341

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