Panama quake triggers contingency plan affecting flights at Barranquilla airport
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A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck near southern Panama on Friday morning, with its epicenter about 11 km southwest of Pitaloza Arriba and a depth of roughly 11 km, followed 2.5 hours later by a magnitude 6.6 tremor near Río Grande on the Pacific coast at a depth of about 10 km; President José Raúl Mulino reported no deaths or injuries by Friday night and a US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center later said the tsunami threat had passed.
On 10 October 2026 Aerocivil and the mayor of Barranquilla activated a contingency plan after the quake, opening alternate terminals in San Andrés, Cartagena, Barranquilla, Santa Marta, Cali, Rionegro and Montería for aircraft in transit; at Barranquilla International Airport 16 flights originally bound for Panama City were rerouted, eight later departed for Panama and eight were permanently cancelled, keeping more than 1,280 passengers at the airport and involving Copa Airlines and Wingo in operational coordination.