Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Panama: buildings collapse in the centre of the country, tsunami alert lifted
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BrazilBrasĂlia is analyzing the Panamanian earthquake by the numbers: revised magnitude from 8.0 to 7.7, shallow depth, comparison to the largest earthquakes in history, and tsunami alert lifted.
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ArgentinaBuenos Aires is gauging the extent of the Panamanian earthquake through images of panic and the tally of damage, from the collapsed hotel in Penonomé to the official toll of 27 minor injuries.
- Brazil
Explanatory and comparative
the text highlights the historical scale of earthquakes rather than the situation of the disaster victims.
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Argentinathrough viral images
the narrative prioritizes user videos over official data.
Divergent figures between articles
the location of the epicenter varies depending on the cited sources.
- Brazil
Reliance on agencies
local testimonies come mostly from international agency dispatches, with few Panamanian media outlets being quoted directly.
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Brazil onlyArgentinathis perspective does not carry this information