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‘It was a terrible thing’: Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian World is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 11 Oct 2026, 06:56 UTC. The headline in use is “‘It was a terrible thing’: Panama declares state of emergency as quake aftershocks rattle communities”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
More than 100 aftershocks as high as magnitude-5. 8 recorded after two quakes toppled buildings and prompted evacuations Panama’s government has declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the aftershocks of two powerful earthquakes that roiled the country shook communities for hours.
Story timeline
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