A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits central Colombia, with no casualties reported

6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Central Colombia

BOGOTA—A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck central Colombia early Sunday, authorities said. No casualties were immediately reported. The quake hit 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) northeast of Paratebueno, a city about 116 miles southeast of the capital, Bogota. The U.S. Geological Service reported the quake hit at 8:08 a.m. (1308 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). The Colombian Geological Service reported additional tremors with magnitudes r…

Powerful 6.3 magnitude quake shakes central Colombia, damaging buildings

Buildings swayed, sirens blared and panicked Colombians raced onto the streets Sunday after a shallow 6.3 magnitude earthquake rattled the center of the country.

6.3 earthquake strikes near Colombia’s capital Bogotá; at least 4 injured

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Colombia, injuring at least four people and causing significant damage, according to seismologists and local officials. The earthquake occurred at 8:08 a.m. local time on Sunday and was centered in the Cundinamarca region of central Colombia, not far from the capital, Bogotá, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It struck at a shallow depth of 9 kilometers (5.6 miles). The epicenter was loca…

Colombia emerges unscathed following powerful 6.3-magnitude quake

Colombians from Paratebueno to the capital of Bogota, some 110 miles east, awoke Sunday, June 8, to a powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Despite its sizable impact, no casualties or widespread damage have been reported. The quake hit near Paratebueno just after 8 a.m. local time at a shallow depth of around 10 kilometers, or 6.2 miles. Aftershocks, registering 4 to 4.6 on the Richter scale…

Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes central Colombia

The shallow quake struck at 8:08 a.m. at a depth of 6.2 miles about 10.5 miles from Paratebueno, a city about 116 miles southeast of Bogota.