(261010) -- PANAMA CITY, Oct. 10, 2026 -- This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2026 shows a damaged building after a strong earthquake in Penonome, central Cocle Province of Panama. A powerful earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks rattled Panama on Friday, sending residents into the streets, disrupting water supplies and briefly halting flights as the government mobilized emergency personnel and resources. The University of Panama s Institute of Geosciences measured the initial quake at magnitude 7.2. It struck at 12:56 p.m. local time (1756 GMT) at a depth of 4 kilometers. By 5:30 p.m. local time, more than 40 earthquakes had been recorded, including over a dozen with magnitudes above 5.0. A quake at 3:25 p.m. had a magnitude of 6.9. (Ph
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(261010) -- PANAMA CITY, Oct. 10, 2026 -- This photo taken on Oct. 9, 2026 shows a damaged building after a strong earthquake in Penonome, central Cocle Province of Panama. A powerful earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks rattled Panama on Friday, sending residents into the streets, disrupting water supplies and briefly halting flights as the government mobilized emergency personnel and resources. The University of Panama s Institute of Geosciences measured the initial quake at magnitude 7.2. It struck at 12:56 p.m. local time (1756 GMT) at a depth of 4 kilometers. By 5:30 p.m. local time, more than 40 earthquakes had been recorded, including over a dozen with magnitudes above 5.0. A quake at 3:25 p.m. had a magnitude of 6.9. (Ph
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