# Panic in Panama as 7.7 quake hits

> Panama's 7.7 earthquake collapses cathedral, triggers tsunami warnings.
- Title: Panic in Panama as 7.7 quake hits · euronews | Shortify
- Summary: Panama's 7.7 earthquake collapses cathedral, triggers tsunami warnings. Panama's 7.7 earthquake caused building damage and a cathedral collapse with tsunami…
- Keywords: breaking, panama, earthquake, cathedral, tsunami, tsunami warnings, seismic, news, world, politics, Panic, quake
- Source: euronews — https://euronews.com/video/2026/10/10/panic-in-panama-as-77-quake-hits-cathedral-collapses-and-tsunami-warnings-spread
- Published: 2026-10-10T10:11:12+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: breaking, panama, earthquake, cathedral, tsunami, tsunami warnings, seismic, news, world, politics
## Panama earthquake
Panama was hit by a powerful 7.7 earthquake, a 6.6 aftershock and many tremors, damaging buildings and prompting evacuations but no deaths reported.
## Cathedral collapse
In Penonomé, part of a cathedral collapsed, including one of its spires, while footage showed extensive damage to a nearby hotel.
## Tsunami warnings
Tsunami warnings were issued for Panama and several neighbouring countries after the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres.
## Key takeaway

Panama's 7.7 earthquake caused building damage and a cathedral collapse with tsunami warnings issued for multiple countries.