7.4 Mega Quake Rocks Colombia, Widespread Damage Reported
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A little more than six weeks after twin earthquakes devastated neighboring Venezuela, killing thousands, a magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, damaging buildings and injuring people near the epicenter in Chocó province.
Bloomberg reported that the quake was recorded at 7:34 a.m. local time near San José del Palmar. Chocó Governor Nubia Córdoba reported major structural damage in the provincial capital of Quibdó.
Footage posted on X shows widespread damage:
The quake comes just days after Trump-backed Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella took power and declared war on Marxist FARC dissidents (read report).
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