10月9日，巴拿马城消息：据美国地质调查局报告，周五在巴拿马南部海岸附近发生了一次震级为7.6级的强烈地震，震源深度为10公里。该机构随后下调了原先预估的8.0级震级。
PANAMA CITY, Oct 9 - A strong 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the southern coast of Panama on Friday at a 10 km depth, according to the US Geological Survey, which downgraded an earlier estimate of 8.0 magnitude.
目前尚未有巴拿马境内出现破坏的报道，但电视画面显示民众正从建筑物中疏散。
There were no immediate reports of damage in Panama, while television footage showed people evacuating buildings.
美国海啸预警系统指出，中美洲太平洋沿岸地区以及哥伦比亚和厄瓜多尔均面临潜在的海啸威胁。
The US Tsunami Warning System showed potential tsunami threats across much of Central America's Pacific coast as well as in Colombia and Ecuador.
据路透社记者报道，此次地震的震感在巴拿马首都巴拿马城以及邻国哥斯达黎加的首都均有明显感知。
The quake was felt in the capital of Panama City as well as in the capital of neighboring Costa Rica, according to Reuters witnesses.