A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia’s Pacific Chocó department at 7:34 a.m. Monday, injuring people and damaging buildings in the regional capital, Quibdó, officials said.
The Colombian Geological Survey first reported the quake as magnitude 6.7 at a depth of 82 km before revising it upward. The U.S. Geological Survey put it at 7.4 as well, with an epicenter near San José del Palmar. The National Unit for Disaster Risk Management initially listed it at 6.6 and said there was no tsunami threat.
Chocó Governor Nubia Carolina Córdoba-Curi said on X there were “injuries and severe damage to buildings” in Quibdó and that a damage assessment was underway. She said officials were concerned about aftershocks.
The earthquake was felt even in Bogotá and other cities, as well as in Ecuador. Bogotá Mayor Carlos Galán assured that some buildings cracked but did not suffer any serious damages.
There is no confirmed casualty figure yet announced.
This is a developing story. Virginia Times will update as information becomes available.
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