7.4 earthquake strikes western Colombia, deaths and injuries reported
Latest update from ABC News: At least 24 dead after 7. Updated on: August 10, 2026 / 12:20 PM EDT / CBS/AP A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 47 people, trapping others under debris and causing serious damage across the region, officials said. An unspecified number of injuries were reported. The epicenter was in San José del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Chocó region about 250 miles west of Colombia's capital, Bogotá, the U.S. Geological Survey and Colombia's counterpart reported. USGS also reported a 5.0 magnitude aftershock less than an hour later.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a social media post on Monday that the Trump administration was closely monitoring the earthquake and "stands ready to support the people of Colombia." The earthquake in Colombia follows two back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes that struck neighboring Venezuela in late June, which caused widespread damage and killed more than 5,000 people. The earthquake prompted evacuations as far away as Bogotá.
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Latest update from ABC News: At least 24 dead after 7. Updated on: August 10, 2026 / 12:20 PM EDT / CBS/AP A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 47 people, trapping others under debris and causing serious damage across the region, officials said. An unspecified number of injuries were reported. The epicenter was in San José del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Chocó region about 250 miles west of Colombia's capital, Bogotá, the U.S. Geological Survey and Colombia's counterpart reported. USGS also reported a 5.0 magnitude aftershock less than an hour later.
