Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Panama, EMSC says


PANAMA CITY, ⁠Oct 12 (Reuters) - An earthquake of ⁠magnitude 6 struck Panama on ‌Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake was at a depth of 35 km (22 ​miles), the EMSC ⁠said.

Panama recorded more ⁠than 300 aftershocks following Friday's magnitude ⁠7.7 earthquake ‌that damaged hundreds of homes and infrastructure ⁠across the country's central provinces, prompting ​the government ‌to declare a national state ⁠of emergency ​over the weekend.

No deaths were reported, but at least 27 ⁠people were injured and nearly ​900 homes were damaged, according to emergency authorities, who warned the ⁠toll could rise as assessments continue in remote communities.

Among the most affected provinces are Los Santos, Cocle, ​Veraguas, and Herrera, ⁠authorities added.

(Reporting by Elida Moreno in ​Panama City and ‌Natalia Bueno Rebolledo in ​Mexico City; Editing by Tom Hogue and Iñigo Alexander)

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