Colombia earthquake live: Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes near Bogota; 69 dead

HS Hoda SherifAl JazeeraFiled 2026-08-10 · 17:00 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min

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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia, with its epicenter located near San Jose Del Palmar in the Choco region, approximately 250 miles west of Bogota. The tremor, occurring at a depth of 66 miles, resulted in at least 69 fatalities, with some individuals trapped under collapsed buildings. The quake was also felt in neighboring Ecuador and Panama, though damage was minimal there. The hardest-hit areas within Colombia were the departments of Risaralda, where 40 people died, and Valle del Cauca, which reported 27 deaths, including three children. Two additional deaths occurred in Manizales.

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The epicentre was in San Jose Del Palmar, Choco region, about 250 miles west of Bogota.

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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near Bogota, Colombia.

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The quake was felt in neighboring Ecuador and Panama, with minimal damage reported.

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At least 40 people were killed in Risaralda, 27 in Valle del Cauca, and two in Manizales.

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At least 69 people were killed by the earthquake.

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Full report

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At least 69 people were killed by the earthquake, which trapped residents under debris of collapsed buildings and forced people to evacuate their homes as far as the capital of Bogotá.The epicentre was in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Choco region, about 250 miles (400 km) west of Bogota, the US Geological Survey and Colombia’s counterpart reported. The USGS said it struck at a depth of 66 miles (107 km). The quake also was felt in neighboring Ecuador and Panama, though minimal damage was reported there.Local officials confirmed that at least 40 people were killed in the department of Risaralda, where the hard-hit city of Pereira is located, and 27 people in the Valle del Cauca department, where Colombia’s third-biggest city, Cali, is located. Two people also died in the city of Manizales.At least three of those killed in Valle del Cauca were children, the governor said.

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