A massive magnitude 7.7 earthquake has rocked Panama, damaging buildings and triggering an urgent tsunami threat message.
The earthquake struck southwest of Pitaloza Arriba, a village of just over 100 residents in Herrera province, with shaking reported hundreds of miles away. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at 1.56pm ET at a shallow depth and that some casualties were possible.
Reports of collapsed buildings, split roads and caved-in roofs emerged after the quake, with authorities saying damage was concentrated in central Panama.
Locals have reported people trapped in rubble, with one instance of a hotel fall on top of a car with
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