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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama: buildings collapse in the centre of the country, tsunami alert lifted

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MAGNITUDE 7.7 EARTHQUAKE IN PANAMA: BUILDINGS COLLAPSE IN THE CENTRE OF THE COUNTRY, TSUNAMI ALERT LIFTED

Catastrophes naturelles

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama: buildings collapse in the centre of the country, tsunami alert lifted

published on

October 10, 2026

30

countries

98

sources

114

articles

63/100

gap

More divergent than 54% of recent comparable stories (reference: 90 recent stories measured with the same method).

THE FACTS BY COUNTRY SIDE BY SIDEBLIND SPOTS

What the press did not cover

4omissions found

All these omissions share the same fate: covered by 3 countries or more.

VIEWPOINT:

United States2 omissions

Covered by

3 of 30

USGS estimate of economic losses between 1 % and 10 % of Panama's GDP
normal operation of the canal

Chile2 omissions

Covered by

3 of 30

normal operation of the Panama Canal
closure and reopening of Tocumen Airport

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