7.4 earthquake strikes western Colombia, killing over 100 people
Updated on: August 10, 2026 / 7:20 PM EDT / CBS/AP A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck western Colombia on Monday, killing more than 100 people, injuring dozens and causing major damage across the region. It was the largest quake to hit the South American country on record. The epicenter was in San José del Palmar, a community in the rural Chocó province about 250 miles west of Colombia's capital, Bogotá, the U.S. Geological Survey and its counterpart in Colombia reported. The quake hit at about 8:34 a.m.
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Witnesses reported feeling the shaking across the capital and all the way to the coast in Barranquilla, as well as in Ecuador to the south. At least 111 people were killed and at least 87 were injured, Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said. The earthquake prompted evacuations as far away as Bogotá.
