US provides humanitarian aid to Panama after earthquake

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred in Panama.

The US military is providing humanitarian aid to Panama.

After the earthquake, classes in Panama were suspended, subway lines were suspended, and the international airport was closed for security checks.

WASHINGTON, October 10 - RIA Novosti. The US military is providing humanitarian aid to Panama amid the recent earthquake, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said.

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred in Panama on Friday at 12.56 local time (20.56 Moscow time). According to the Institute of Geosciences of the University of Panama, the outbreak lay at a depth of four kilometers, the epicenter was 39 kilometers northwest of Tonosi. According to the EFE agency, at least 27 people were injured as a result of the tremors. On Friday evening Moscow time, La Prensa newspaper reported more than 30 aftershocks.

“Thanks to enhanced security cooperation between the US Department of Defense and President Jose Raul Mulino, we immediately deployed military assets to provide humanitarian assistance to Panama,” Hegseth wrote on social media X.

According to the USGS, from 23.41 Moscow time on Friday to 15.34 Moscow time on Saturday, about 25 more aftershocks occurred. The most powerful one, with a magnitude of 6.0, occurred at 7.14 Moscow time.