After the initial 7.7-magnitude quake around midday Friday, more than 100 aftershocks have been recorded, some as strong as magnitude 6.0.
“We are facing a major disaster,” President of Panama Jose Raul Mulino said, adding that some roads had “completely collapsed.”
A minor earthquake measuring 3.3 struck Welkom on August 7, with no injuries or damage reported, according to the Council for Geoscience.
Powerful earthquake strikes southwestern Japan, triggering tsunami warning as authorities brace for waves up to one metre along Kyushu coastline.
The death toll from last month’s twin earthquakes in Venezuela has climbed to 4 333.
The U.S. military reopened Venezuela’s La Guaira port to aid earthquake recovery, as over 1,700 deaths are confirmed amid ongoing search efforts.
Rescue crews raced on Sunday to find survivors in the rubble of Venezuela’s powerful earthquakes as the death toll reached 1,430.
The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela more than doubled on Friday to almost 600.
A devastating earthquake in Venezuela killed at least 235 people and injured thousands, with ongoing rescue efforts hampered by damage and shortages.
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