A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck near the southern coast of Panama, damaging buildings and sending terrified residents fleeing into the streets.
Eyewitness footage shows a collapsed building in the town of Penonomé, with homes damaged and widespread power outages reported.
The quake struck at a depth of around 12 kilometres on Friday, triggering more than a dozen aftershocks and temporarily halting flights.
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