Government employees stand outside their office buildings after an earthquake, next to the Metropolitan Cathedral at the Casco Viejo neighborhood in Panama City, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. A strong earthquake has swayed skyscrapers in Panama’s capital registering a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 according to the U.S. Geological Survey. AP
PANAMA CITY — An earthquake caused skyscrapers in Panama’s capital to sway Monday and led to the evacuation of some buildings. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
The US Geological Survey gave a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 for the afternoon’s quake.
The shaking set off car alarms and local news media said the local subway system was halted.
The quake at 2:35 p.m. (1935 GMT) was centered 6 miles (10 kilometers) deep about 51 miles (83 kilometers) south-southeast of Panama City in the Gulf of Panama.