California weather officials moved to calm tsunami fears Friday after a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Panama, triggering tsunami threats across parts of Central and South America.

An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck Panama, sparking fears of a large tsunami. "Based on the preliminary earthquake parameters... widespread hazardous tsunami waves are possible," read an alert from Tsunami.gov. The warning was listed for Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Ncaragua, Guatemala, El Savador, and Mexico.

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If you are near the water and feel strong or prolonged earthquake shaking, do not assume you have 45 minutes. Move to higher ground as soon as the shaking stops.