At least 20 dead in Colombia after 7.4-magnitude earthquake

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-10 · 14:09 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, causing significant destruction and fatalities. The quake, which hit at 7:34 am local time with its epicenter in San Jose Del Palmar, resulted in at least 20 deaths. The city of Pereira reported 18 fatalities, with Mayor Mauricio Salazar describing the situation as "critical." An additional two people died in Manizales. The earthquake caused buildings and infrastructure to collapse, burying people under rubble.

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The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4.

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The earthquake struck at 7.34am local time with an epicentre in San Jose Del Palmar.

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Another two people died in the city of Manizales.

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At least 18 people died in the western city of Pereira.

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At least 20 people died in Colombia after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake.

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A fatal earthquake hit western Colombia on Monday morning, burying people in the South American nation under rubble and causing severe destruction to buildings and infrastructure.At least 18 people died in the western city of Pereira - about 300 km (190 miles) from the capital Bogota - in the 7.4 magnitude quake, Mayor Mauricio Salazar said.“The situation is critical,” Salazar told Caracol Radio.Another two people died in the city of Manizales, also about 300 km from Bogota, Mayor ⁠Jorge Eduardo Rojas said in ⁠an interview with Blu Radio.A man leaves a damaged block of flats in Cali, Colombia, after a fatal earthquake struck on Monday. Photo: APThe earthquake struck at 7.34am local time, with the epicentre in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Chocó region around 400 km (250 miles) west of Bogota, the US Geological Survey (USGS) and Colombia’s counterpart reported.

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