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State of emergency declared in Panama after magnitude 7.7 earthquake

Summary

Panama declared a state of emergency after a powerful earthquake, reported as magnitude 7.5 or 7.7, struck on Friday, October 9, near Tonosí in Los Santos province, followed by more than 100 aftershocks. Authorities reported damage to homes, schools, hospitals and roads across all 10 provinces and two indigenous territories, and the United States announced it would mobilise resources to help.

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Extract from the source

Panama je proglasila vanredno stanje kako bi koordinirala aktivnosti pružanja pomoći i osigurala podršku stanovništvu pogođenom snažnim zemljotresom koji je dan ranije pogodio ovu zemlju,

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Locations

  • Panama · Country

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Places mentioned in the report

  • where it happenedPanama - country struck by the earthquake and under declared state of emergency

Sources (3)

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Severity
Severity47

Total — strong signal (40–69)

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