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O Panamá está localizado em uma zona sísmica ativa devido à proximidade com a fronteira entre as placas tectônicas de Cocos e Nazca. O país já sofreu terremotos significativos no passado, embora este tenha sido um dos mais fortes registrados recentemente.
Um terremoto de 7.7 de magnitude atingiu o Panamá e provocou alertas de tsunami em outros nove países.
Era 12h56, hora local, quando a capital panamenha tremeu. Quem estava em lugares fechados fez de tudo para ir para a rua.
“Foi muito, muito forte. Tudo se mexia: o lustre, a cadeira, a mesa”, conta uma moradora.
Parte do transporte público da Cidade do Panamá foi suspensa, e o Ministério da Educação determinou o fechamento das escolas em todo o país. O tremor foi sentido ao longo do litoral. Derrubou prédios pequenos, causou estragos em casas e em outras estruturas. O alto da torre de uma igreja caiu. Em seis províncias do país houve queda de energia.
Mas os danos foram menores do que o esperado pelas autoridades porque o epicentro do terremoto foi em uma área menos povoada, a 200 km da Cidade do Panamá, no sudoeste do país, perto de uma comunidade rural.
Terremoto de magnitude 7.7 atinge o Panamá e deixa a costa do Pacífico em alerta para tsunamis — Foto: Jornal Nacional/ Reprodução
Alertas de tsunami foram emitidos para o Panamá e para outros nove países. Entre eles, México, Colômbia, Equador, Peru e Chile. Também teve alerta no estado americano do Havaí. Cerca de duas horas depois, os alertas foram cancelados, sem registro de ondas gigantes.
O governo panamenho também não registrou nenhuma vítima. O terremoto causou preocupação com a principal rota comercial do país e uma das principais rotas comerciais do mundo: o Canal do Panamá, que liga os oceanos Atlântico e Pacífico. Por ele passam cerca de 6% do comércio marítimo global. As autoridades afirmaram que as operações não foram afetadas.

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A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Panama this Friday (9), with its epicenter in Quebro, generating strong tremors in Panama City and a tsunami warning for countries in the region. Sinaproc asked the population to calm down, while the government mobilized response teams. The Panama Canal continued to operate normally, and the US Tsunami Warning System said there was no longer an immediate tsunami threat to Panama, although waves of 1 to 3 meters could hit parts of the coast.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Panama this Friday (9), with its epicenter in Quebro at a depth of 12 km, generating a tsunami alert for countries in the region. Despite the strong tremor felt in Panama City and the swing observed in cables on a bridge, operations in the Panama Canal continued normally and there was no interruption in the passage of ships. Presenters of a sports program left the live studio after feeling the shock. The US Tsunami Warning System initially warned of the risk of large waves, but later reported that there was no longer a tsunami threat.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Panama this Friday (9), with its epicenter in the rural community of La Pitaloza, in the south of the country. The tremor was felt in Panama City and Costa Rica, causing partial damage to buildings, the suspension of classes in southern provinces, a fire in the port of Colón and the preventive closure of the capital's airport. Until the last update, there was no confirmed information about victims.
A strong magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred near the southern coast of Panama this Friday (9), at a depth of 10 km, according to the USGS. Although no damage was initially reported, the US Tsunami Warning System warned of a risk of dangerous waves off the coasts of Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico and Hawaii. Images showed people leaving buildings in Panama and the tremor was felt in Panama City and San José, Costa Rica. The Panama Canal reported that it was operating normally.