Panama declares state of emergency after powerful quake aftershocks

Panama declared a state of emergency after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake and a 6.6-magnitude quake struck the country, followed by dozens of aftershocks, including ones measuring 5.8, 5.5 and 5.2, University of Panama seismologists said. Authorities have not attributed any deaths to the quakes. Residents in La Villa de Los Santos, about 40 miles from the epicenter near Pitaloza Arriba, slept in the streets as homes and a Catholic church collapsed.