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Another Earthquake Hits Panama as Magnitude 6 Tremors Shake the Country
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News18•13-10-2026, 07:04
Another Earthquake Hits Panama as Magnitude 6 Tremors Shake the Country
- •A strong earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale struck Panama on Monday.
- •This comes after two powerful earthquakes, initially measured up to 8 and revised to 7.7, hit Panama's southern coast on Friday.
- •The epicenter of Friday's major earthquake was located about 10 kilometers southwest of Pitaloza Arriba in Herrera province at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers.
- •No immediate reports of damage have been received from the latest tremors.
- •Experts explain that the continuous tremors are aftershocks as geological structures re-balance following the initial major earthquake.
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A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6 struck Panama. This followed an earlier major earthquake on Friday that measured 7.7 on the Richter scale.
The epicenter of Friday's major earthquake was situated about 10 kilometers southwest of Pitaloza Arriba in Panama's Herrera province at a shallow depth of about 10 kilometers. Because of this shallow depth, the seismic tremors were felt much more strongly on the surface.
Aftershocks continue to occur in Panama as stress re-balances among rocks and geological structures beneath the Earth's surface following Friday's powerful main earthquake. These ongoing seismic tremors can persist for some time with varying intensity.
