Overview
- The quake, initially reported as magnitude 8.0 and later revised to about 7.6–7.7, hit near Pitaloza Arriba at a shallow depth of roughly 10–12 km and produced strong shaking felt in Panama City and neighboring countries on Friday.
- The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued multi-country tsunami advisories for parts of nine Pacific coasts and then updated and lifted several warnings as tide and sea‑level data arrived.
- Local media and officials documented localized structural damage in central provinces, including partial collapses in Penonomé and damage to a cathedral and hotel, with injuries reported but no confirmed fatalities in initial tallies.
- Dozens of aftershocks followed the main event, including multiple shocks in the mid-5 to around magnitude 6 range, keeping communities on alert and complicating inspections.
- Key services have resumed after safety checks—the Panama Canal continued operations and Tocumen airport reopened—and national civil protection teams are carrying out damage assessments as authorities coordinate emergency response.