A USGS map exhibiting a A 7.4M eathquake close to San José del Palmar, Colombia on Aug. tenth, 2026.
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At the very least two folks have been killed in a strong earthquake in western Colombia on Monday, which downed buildings and left folks trapped within the rubble, authorities mentioned.
Two folks have been killed within the city of Manizales, Mayor Jorge Eduardo Rojas mentioned in an interview with Blu Radio, whereas Alejandro Eder, mayor of Cali, one in every of Colombia’s largest cities, mentioned preliminary studies confirmed at the very least 20 constructions had collapsed there, with folks trapped.
He mentioned Cali had requested catastrophe groups from Bogota and Medellin to assist in rescue efforts.
The quake’s epicenter was close to San Jose del Palmar, in Choco, a sparsely populated province on Colombia’s Pacific coast. Choco Governor Nubia Carolina Cordoba mentioned there have been accidents and important harm in Quibdo, the provincial capital, and warned residents about aftershocks.
In neighboring Risaralda province, Governor Juan Diego Patino mentioned Pereira, a serious metropolis in Colombia’s coffee-growing area, had additionally suffered critical harm to some buildings.
Colombia’s civil aviation authority mentioned flights have been suspended at airports in Pereira, Manizales, Quibdo, Armenia, Cartago and Buenaventura, whereas inspectors checked for structural harm.
The nation’s catastrophe company mentioned it had obtained studies from 9 departments and all 32 departmental capitals the place the quake was felt, triggering evacuations and preliminary studies of harm.
Colombia’s geological service revised the quake’s magnitude as much as 7.4 and mentioned it struck at a depth of 96 km (60 miles). The U.S. tsunami warning system mentioned there was no tsunami menace.
Reuters witnesses within the Venezuelan border state of Tachira and the central-western metropolis of Barquisimeto reported the quake had been felt there. Venezuela was hit by devastating twin earthquakes in June, which killed greater than 6,000 folks, totally on the coast close to the capital, Caracas.
