US EditionMagnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes Colombia, GFZ Says
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Paratebueno, central Colombia, around 9:08 am local time on a Sunday, shaking buildings and prompting evacuations in Bogota 170 km west.
- The quake originated at a depth of 10 kilometers in a high seismic zone, causing a strong tremor widely felt across central Colombia during a leisurely Sunday morning.
- People rushed outdoors in casual clothes and pajamas, with photos showing shaken buildings, displaced pedestrian walkways, and families calming scared children and searching for pets.
- An earlier 1999 earthquake in Ansermanuevo killed about 1,200, injured 3,000, and damaged over 50,000 buildings, illustrating the region’s vulnerability to powerful quakes.
- The recent tremor highlights central Colombia's persistent seismic risk and the need for preparedness in populated areas near active fault zones.
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virgule.luA powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook on Sunday Bogota and other cities in Colombia, the National Geological Service announced.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 shook Colombia this Sunday morning without, for the moment, the earthquake has left victims.
Earthquake of Magnitude 6.5 in Colombia. Perceived Also in Bogota, Epicenter 187 Km From the Capital
Around 8.08 local time this morning, Sunday 8 jungle, a strong earthquake was felt in Colombia. A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.5 shaken Bogota and other Colombian cities, announced the National Geological Service. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Paratebueno, a municipality that is part of the department of Cundinamarca, about 187 km from the capital (photo) where a strong shock was felt for several seconds. The magnitude of the eart…
The tremor has been felt in the Colombian capital at around 8.08 a.m. (09.08 a.m. in Chile) and work is already under way to assess the possible damage caused by it.
It had its epicenter between the departments of Cundinamarca and Meta. It felt very intense and for several seconds. Twelve minutes later there was a replica of 4.0. A magnitude earthquake 6.5 shook Colombia for several seconds in the morning of this Sunday, according to the Colombian Geological Service (SGC). At the moment no victims were reported. The tremor occurred at 08:08, local time (13:08 GMT), and it had as epicenter an area between the…
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