PANAMA EARTHQUAKE: How Close Was This Bridge to Disaster?

In October 2026, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Panama, only about 10 kilometres (6 miles) underground. Over the Panama Canal 🚢, the deck of the Centennial Bridge 🌉 slid back and forth over its supports. It came within inches of getting stuck. 😬 ☕ Support the channel: https://ko-fi.com/civildetective 🔍 In this video, I look at what happened under that deck: ➡️ Why a cable-stayed bridge reacts so differently from a building ➡️ Why the deck is designed to slide ➡️ What would have happened if it couldn't slide anymore 🏨 We also look at the Hotel Dos Continentes in Penonomé, where part of the building came down, and a cathedral ⛪ that lost one of its towers. 📌 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: The Sliding Bridge During the Earthquake 00:33 The Panama Earthquake (Magnitudes and Epicenter) 01:47 What Broke in Penonomé (The Hotel and Cathedral) 02:51 The Centennial Bridge (Specifications and Design) 03:36 Footage From the Deck During the Shaking 04:36 The Engineering: Why and How the Bridge Moves 06:12 Canal Shipping Importance and Inspections 07:14 Outro and Viewer Question ℹ️ Illustrations are simplified and for explanation only. #Panama #PanamaCanal #Earthquake #CentennialBridge #StructuralEngineering #CableStayedBridge