Panama avoids major damage from magnitude 7.7 quake; no tsunami threat to Hawaii
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- staradvertiser.comseen 12 Oct, 08:06headline rewritten
7.7-magnitude Panama quake poses no tsunami threat to HawaiiPanama avoids major damage from magnitude 7.7 quake; no tsunami threat to Hawaii
All 2 reports on Fri, 9 October 2026
What it is about
ReutersPacific Tsunami Warning CenterEcuadorCosta RicaEl SalvadorPacific Tsunami Warning Center, Hawaii, United StatesNicaraguaPeruPanamaGuatemalaHawaii, United StatesMexicoColombiaPitaloza Arriba, Herrera, PanamaUs Tsunami Warning CenterAmerican SamoaGuam
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rnz.co.nz
9 Oct, 18:00over 3 hours9 Oct, 20:30
How it spread - 2 original reports
Fri, 9 October 2026
2 reports- staradvertiser.com18:00first to reportedited after publishing
previously
7.7-magnitude Panama quake poses no tsunami threat to HawaiiPANAMA CITY, Panama >> A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama today, damaging buildings and sending thousands into the streets, but the country appeared to escape widespread destruction or deaths.
- rnz.co.nz20:30
The US Tsunami Warning Center says there is no further tsunami threat to Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas and American Samoa following the Panama quake.