7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Panama, tsunami threat issued for nine countries in Central and South America

PANAMA: Panama City [Panama], October 10 (AN): An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck off Panama on Friday night.

The US Embassy in Panama warned of possible aftershocks and potential tsunami threats across nine countries in Central and South America.

In a post shared on X, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said the earthquake occurred at 11:26 pm IST on October 9 at a depth of 10 kilometres.

According to the details shared, the epicentre was located 206 kilometres southwest of Panama City, Panama.