{"id":36954,"date":"2026-08-10T18:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36954"},"modified":"2026-08-10T18:29:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:29:40","slug":"strong-earthquake-strikes-western-colombia-prompting-evacuations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36954","title":{"rendered":"Strong earthquake strikes western Colombia, prompting evacuations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck western Colombia Monday, prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The epicenter was at San Jos\u00e9 del Palmar, about 250 miles west of Colombia&#8217;s capital, Bogota, the United States Geological Survey and Colombia&#8217;s counterpart reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The governor of Choc\u00f2 province, where the quake struck, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NubiaCarolinaCC\/status\/2086796703022059958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a> that there are injuries and significant damage to buildings in the city of Quibd\u00f3. 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Nubia Carolina C\u00f3rdoba-Curi said they are currently assessing the damage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/10\/b96707f5-f9ee-4924-8f42-00a2f5bb425d\/thumbnail\/620x387\/c09771245d3f6c62fcb738e7ec0554b6\/colombia-earthquake-map.jpg#\" alt=\"colombia-earthquake-map.jpg \" height=\"387\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/10\/b96707f5-f9ee-4924-8f42-00a2f5bb425d\/thumbnail\/620x387\/c09771245d3f6c62fcb738e7ec0554b6\/colombia-earthquake-map.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/10\/b96707f5-f9ee-4924-8f42-00a2f5bb425d\/thumbnail\/1240x774\/6d49d1c33240d1ed72b9394fa6b5dc8e\/colombia-earthquake-map.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Map shows the location of an earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                USGS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. 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