🔻Panamanian officials say that after an earthquake of magnitude 7.7, power has been cut in parts of the country and a number of buildings have been damaged.

Flights at the main international airport in Panama were suspended for several hours, but traffic through the Panama Canal was not affected.

So far, no reports of casualties have been released.

The epicenter of the earthquake was reported to be in a sparsely populated area in the southeastern part of the province of Herrera.

In 2026 as well, powerful and deadly earthquakes occurred in Colombia and Venezuela, neighbors of Panama.

📸 Reuters/ EPA