Strong Panama quake shakes nation, but avoids major destruction

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Fiji

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, damaging buildings and sending ​thousands into the streets, but the country appeared to escape widespread destruction or deaths. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake hit at ‌a depth of 12.6 km (7.8 miles), with an epicenter in a sparsely populated area about 200 km (124 […]

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