Panama's Tokumen International Airport temporarily closed after 7.2 magnitude quake
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Tokumen International Airport in Panama was temporarily closed as a precaution following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck at 12:56 local time, with the epicenter 39 km northwest of Tonozi at a depth of four kilometres.
Passengers were evacuated according to the airport’s plan, flights bound for Panama were rerouted to cities such as Barranquilla in Colombia and Maiquetía in Venezuela, and operations are slated to resume after a safety inspection of the terminal building and control tower; aftershocks of up to magnitude 6.1 were recorded after the main shock.