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:
🇨🇴 TERREMOTO EN COLOMBIA 🇨🇴
— Alerta News 24 (@AlertaNews24) August 10, 2026
Daños enormes en Pereira y varias ciudades del país tras potente terremoto de magnitud 7,4.
🇨🇴 | COBERTURA ININTERRUMPIDA.
🇨🇴 | AHORA en @AlertaNews24. pic.twitter.com/PydNenQcVu
🇨🇴 TERREMOTO EN COLOMBIA: Video muestra colapsos de edificios en Cali. pic.twitter.com/xTBPmS3ylz
— Alerta Mundial (@AlertaMundoNews) August 10, 2026
🇨🇴 ATENCIÓN: Fuerte sismo de magnitud preliminar 6,7 en Colombia. pic.twitter.com/RASSxEHnuG ht
