# Earthquake Shakes Panama

> Panama's capital shakes as tsunami alert issued after powerful quake.
- Title: Earthquake Shakes Panama · Dw | Shortify
- Summary: Panama's capital shakes as tsunami alert issued after powerful quake. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Panama near its southern tip, causing tremors in…
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- Source: Dw — https://dw.com/en/strong-earthquake-shakes-panama-prompting-tsunami-alert/a-79623168?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
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- Topics: breaking, panama, earthquake, tsunami, panama city, us geological survey, tsunami warning system, aftershocks, news, world, politics
## Earthquake strikes Panama
A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Panama on Friday morning near its southern tip.
## Tremors in Panama City
Tremors shook Panama City causing buildings to shake and prompting evacuations.
## Tsunami alert issued
The US Tsunami Warning System issued an alert for hazardous tsunami waves in multiple countries within three hours.
## Key takeaway

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Panama near its southern tip, causing tremors in Panama City and prompting a tsunami alert for multiple countries.