A robust magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday.
At the least 70 persons are useless.
The epicenter of the quake was in San Jose Del Palmar about 250 miles west of Bogota.
Folks ran as buildings collapsed.
The AP reported:
A robust 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing a minimum of 69 folks, trapping residents beneath particles of collapsed buildings and forcing folks to evacuate their houses so far as the capital of Bogotá.
The epicenter was in San Jose Del Palmar, a neighborhood of about 4,800 folks within the Choco area about 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Bogota, the U.S. Geological Survey and Colombia’s counterpart reported. The USGS mentioned it struck at a depth of 66 miles (107 kilometers). The quake additionally was felt in neighboring Ecuador and Panama, although minimal injury was reported there.
Native officers confirmed that a minimum of 40 folks have been killed within the division of Risaralda, the place the hard-hit metropolis of Pereira is positioned, and 27 folks within the Valle del Cauca division, the place Colombia’s third-biggest metropolis, Cali, is positioned. Two folks additionally died within the metropolis of Manizales.
WATCH:
Highly effective 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Manizales, Colombia 🇨🇴 (10.08.2026) pic.twitter.com/zoWkaaWDGG
— Catastrophe Information (@Top_Disaster) August 10, 2026
Video exhibits a number of buildings collapsed within the earthquake.
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WATCH: Video seems to point out a number of buildings collapsed in Cali, Colombia, following the highly effective 7.4M earthquake (terremoto) pic.twitter.com/D8v5gNeMwJ
— Scope Report (@ScopeReport_) August 10, 2026
There was violent shaking in Pereira, Colombia:
Robust earthquake tremors have been felt in #Pereira, Colombia, as the bottom shook and residents have been left frightened. 🌎#Temblor pic.twitter.com/Q5pS11KtI4
— Mahrosh Pervaiz (@MahroshPervaiz1) August 10, 2026
A part of Colombia’s historic Manizales Cathedral collapsed.
WATCH:
A part of Colombia’s historic Manizales Cathedral comes crashing down as a robust 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocks the nation.
Particles spills into the streets of Manizales because the quake leaves widespread injury and accidents throughout a number of cities.
Emergency crews are actually assessing… pic.twitter.com/yxw3izDwix
— Fox Information (@FoxNews) August 10, 2026
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