00:00A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Panama, damaging buildings and injuring 27
00:08people so far.
00:10According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was near the country's
00:15southern tip, about 12 kilometers from the remote community of Pitalosa Arriba.
00:21A tsunami warning was issued in the eastern Pacific, but was later lifted.
00:27Emergency officials say there are no reported deaths so far.
00:32Tremors were felt in Panama City, where buildings shook and residents rushed into the streets.
00:38Authorities say the damage was mainly in the central provinces.
00:42President José Raúl Molino urged calm, saying what happened should not be used to cause alarm
00:48or disorder.
00:50Panama sits along what's known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, where most of the world's
00:55earthquakes occur.
