巴拿马城，巴拿马 - 周五，巴拿马南部发生里氏7.7级地震，造成建筑物受损，数千人涌上街头，但该国似乎避免了大规模破坏或死亡。
PANAMA CITY, Panama - A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, damaging buildings and sending thousands into the streets, but the country appeared to escape widespread destruction or deaths.
美国地质调查局表示，地震深度为12.6公里，震中位于距首都约200公里的稀疏人口区域，可能造成一些伤亡。
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake hit at a depth of 12.6 kilometers, with an epicenter in a sparsely populated area about 200 km from the capital, and that some casualties were possible.
随后几小时内，尽管40多次余震震动这个地峡国家，巴拿马运河和科布雷巴拿马铜矿报告运营正常，托库门国际机场解除了航班暂停。
In the following hours, even as more than 40 aftershocks rattled the isthmus nation, the Panama Canal and Cobre Panama copper mine reported normal operations and the Tocumen International Airport lifted a suspension on flights.