Strong earthquake strikes Colombia region

Colombia Earthquake: The quake was at a depth of 115 km (71.46 miles), EMSC said.

Updated on: Jan 19, 2024, 20:38:03 IST

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A moderately strong earthquake struck the center-west of Colombia on Friday, causing material damage and possibly contributing to a death, authorities said.

Strong 6.4 earthquake strike Colombia region.

"At 6:26 am local time (1126 GMT) an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 was registered at a depth of 33 kilometers (20 miles), located in the municipality of Ansermanuevo," John Makario London of the Colombian Geological Service said in a media video.

He said the "intermediate magnitude" quake caused cracks or damage to the facades of some buildings.

Authorities in the town of El Aguila, near Ansermanuevo, reported the "possible death" of a woman.

The region's secretary of risk management, Francisco Tenorio, told W Radio that the town's mayor reported damage to the local hospital and was verifying whether the death of a woman was due to the quake.

Central Colombia is in a zone of high seismic activity. A 6.2 magnitude quake there in 1999, not far from Ansermanuevo, claimed nearly 1,200 lives.

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