A 7.4-magnitude earthquake centered in western Colombia shook parts of Colombia and neighboring Ecuador on Monday, sending residents out of buildings as officials reported injuries and serious structural damage in Chocó.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, shaking communities across the country and into neighboring Ecuador and prompting residents to evacuate homes and other buildings.
The earthquake was centered near San Jose Del Palmar, a municipality in Colombia’s Chocó region approximately 250 miles, or 400 kilometers, west of Bogotá, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and Colombia’s corresponding geological authority.
The USGS measured the earthquake at a depth of about 66 miles, or 107 kilometers.
Authorities began assessing damage in the hours after the shaking, with early reports indicating injuries and structural damage in Chocó.
Chocó Gov. Nubia Córdoba said conditions in the regional capital included both injuries and significant damage to buildings.
“There are injuries and serious damage to buildings,” Córdoba wrote on social media.
She did not immediately provide additional information about the number or severity of injuries or the extent of the structural damage.
The earthquake was strong enough to be felt beyond Colombia, with shaking reported in Ecuador as well. Residents in affected areas left buildings as the temblor moved through the region.
Monday’s quake follows two major earthquakes that struck Venezuela in quick succession in late June.
Those earthquakes measured magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 and caused widespread destruction, with hundreds of buildings destroyed and more than 5,000 people killed.
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