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Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake hits Panama and triggers tsunami warnings

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Guardian
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What happened

Hazardous waves are possible in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico A powerful 7.

Key facts

  • Hazardous waves are possible in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico A powerful 7.
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:29:26 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Powerful tornado rips through western Sicily

  2. Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes off Panama’s southern coast, tsunami warning issued

  3. Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake hits Panama and triggers tsunami warnings

  4. Massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Panama as officials investigate potential tsunami threat

  5. Powerful 7.6 magnitude quake shakes Panama, triggering tsunami warning

  6. Panama struck by magnitude 7.7 earthquake, U.S. Geological Survey says

Sources

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