A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Panama, damaging buildings and affecting 4.6 million people. Tsunami warnings were issued for Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, and Mexico, with the epicenter near Pitaloza Arriba in south-central Panama at a shallow depth of 12km.
A major earthquake in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia would cause cascading infrastructure failures lasting weeks to months. Power outages, water main breaks, and road damage would disrupt communications, transportation, and essential services, with downtown Vancouver potentially without power for several weeks and full system recovery taking years.