The Panamanian quake is at least the fourth quake this year in Latin America surpassing 7.0 in magnitude, after devastating back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela's Guaira in June and a powerful earthquake in western Colombia in August.
This aerial view shows the collapsed Cathedral (L) and the collapsed Penonome Governor's Office building after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the country, in Penonome, Panama, on October 9, 2026. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), a magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Panama sparking panic in the capital, though no casualties or damage have been reported so far. /AFP
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