Panama quake forces temporary shutdown of Tocumen Airport
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A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Panama on a Friday, with the epicenter about 10 kilometres southwest of Pitaloza Arriba at a depth of 10 kilometres, and an Argentinian passenger named Julio Hutka was at Tocumen International Airport when the tremor occurred.
The shaking lasted less than one minute, caused glass walls to appear to flare, and led passengers to remain on the runway because they felt safer there; after several attempts to re‑enter the terminal were met with further tremors, the airport temporarily suspended operations, evacuated the terminal, inspected it, found no damage that would prevent activity, and then resumed flights.