据美国地质调查局称，周五，巴拿马南部海岸附近发生7.6级强震，震源深度10公里，首都等地的建筑物受到摇晃，并促使人员疏散。美国海啸预警系统显示，中美洲太平洋沿岸大部分地区可能面临海啸威胁。
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, shaking buildings as far away as the capital and prompting evacuations. The US Tsunami Warning System showed potential tsunami threats across much of Central America's Pacific coast.
一场大地震震动了巴拿马，在首都引发恐慌，美国地质调查局测得震级为7.6级，并发布了海啸预警通知。地震强度最初测得为8级，随后进行了修正。
A major earthquake shook Panama on Friday, setting off panic in the capital city, with the US Geological Survey measuring the quake at 7.6 magnitude as a tsunami threat notice was issued. The quake's strength was first measured at magnitude 8, before being adjusted.
美国地质调查局表示，地震发生在格林尼治标准时间17时56分，震中位于巴拿马中南部小镇皮塔洛萨阿里巴附近10公里（6.2英里）处。
USGS said the quake was detected at 1756 GMT, with the epicenter 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the small town of Pitaloza Arriba in the south-center of Panama.