{"id":37352,"date":"2026-08-10T22:41:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37352"},"modified":"2026-08-10T22:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:41:03","slug":"strong-earthquake-in-colombia-and-ecuador-as-officials-report-deaths-injuries-and-collapsed-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37352","title":{"rendered":"Strong earthquake in Colombia and Ecuador as officials report deaths, injuries and collapsed buildings"},"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 xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p id=\"anchor-7f3931\" class=\"body-graf\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Asocapitales\/status\/2086861522916061194\" target=\"_blank\">least 71 people <\/a>have been killed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/us6000tjl2\/executive\" target=\"_blank\">7.4-magnitude earthquake<\/a> that shook western Colombia and the region Monday morning, according the Association of Capital Cities of Colombia.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-b4e563\" class=\"body-graf\">Elected officials in the region also reported dozens of injuries, people trapped inside collapsed buildings and serious damages.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-de5868\" class=\"body-graf\">The quake\u2019s epicenter was reported in the municipality of San Jos\u00e9 del Palmar in the department \u200bof Choc\u00f3. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-26fa85\" class=\"body-graf\">In Valle del Cauca, about 254 miles south of Choc\u00f3, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DilianFrancisca\/status\/2086831235452510287\" target=\"_blank\">Gov. Dilian Francisca Toro said<\/a> \u201cthe situation is serious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-e86ad0\" class=\"body-graf\">She reported <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DilianFrancisca\/status\/2086855220282212624\" target=\"_blank\">the deaths of 27 people across Valle Del Cauca,<\/a> including <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DilianFrancisca\/status\/2086831235452510287\" target=\"_blank\">three children<\/a>. Speaking from the University Hospital of the Valley, Toro said that the facility suffered \u201cstructural collapses\u201d and that rescue and evacuation operations were underway.<\/p>\n<section id=\"anchor-101729\" class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\" data-testid=\"embed-widget\"\/>\n<p id=\"anchor-26fa85\" class=\"body-graf\">In Choc\u00f3, Gov. Nubia Carolina C\u00f3rdoba-Curi said on social media that injuries and serious damage to buildings have been reported in the capital city of Quibd\u00f3, about 188 miles northwest of the reported epicenter.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-26fa85\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cWe are already conducting a damage assessment to issue the first official report,\u201d C\u00f3rdoba-Curi wrote on X in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-26fa85\" class=\"body-graf\">As of 10:43 a.m., <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NubiaCarolinaCC\/status\/2086844329826378129\" target=\"_blank\">C\u00f3rdoba-Curi reported<\/a> four deaths and 69 people injured in Choc\u00f3.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-f82527\" class=\"body-graf\">In Pereira, a city in Colombia\u2019s coffee-growing region, Mayor Mauricio Salazar said 18 people had died. In nearby Manizales, Mayor Jorge Eduardo Rojas \u200bsaid two people were killed.<\/p>\n<section class=\"inline-video inline-video--in-body\" data-testid=\"inline-video\" id=\"anchor-900fc1\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__background\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc styles_videoContainer___xc7B video-container paused\" data-testid=\"gamma-video-player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc videoSlate styles_videoSlate__IvkAP\"><picture class=\"\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-860x484,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1786375064198_now_current_colmbia_earthquake_260810_S3_1920x1080-o7hhla.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-1000x563,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1786375064198_now_current_colmbia_earthquake_260810_S3_1920x1080-o7hhla.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1786375064198_now_current_colmbia_earthquake_260810_S3_1920x1080-o7hhla.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_08\/1786375064198_now_current_colmbia_earthquake_260810_S3_1920x1080-o7hhla.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p id=\"anchor-25185e\" class=\"body-graf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alejoeder\/status\/2086817462763258133\" target=\"_blank\">Alejandro Eder, mayor of Cali, said<\/a> that at least 20 buildings have collapsed in the city \u201cwith people trapped inside.\u201d Emergency response teams have already begun to set tents in the area to coordinate rescue efforts, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alejoeder\/status\/2086826582354608281\" target=\"_blank\">Eder added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-98e0a8\" class=\"body-graf\">Cali resident Luis Angel Sarrio told NBC News Cali he strongly felt the earthquake there.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-95e717\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThere are many damaged buildings, collapsed buildings, people trapped, and fatalities; the quake felt here was very severe,\u201d Sarrio, a taxi driver, said in Spanish. \u201cWhat has happened here in my country has been very hard and very sad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-f9c414\" class=\"body-graf\">While Sarrio and his immediate family are safe, he said, \u201cwe are saddened by the loss of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-9bbba8\" class=\"body-graf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AerocivilCol\/status\/2086813318690316725\" target=\"_blank\">According to Colombia\u2019s civil aviation authority<\/a>, airports in Pereira, Manizales, Quibd\u00f3, Armenia, Cartago and Buenaventura \u201chave been affected.\u201d Flights at these airports have been suspended \u201cpending an assessment of structural damage to the facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-5c7445\" class=\"body-graf\">Colombia\u2019s newly inaugurated president, Abelardo De La Espriella, stated he has \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ABDELAESPRIELLA\/status\/2086808242345107787\" target=\"_blank\">personally taken charge of the emergency response in San Jos\u00e9 del Palmar<\/a>\u201d and ordered the \u201cestablishment of a Unified Command Post to coordinate the response to the damage and assist those affected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-30c3ac\" class=\"body-graf\">De La Espriella added he is awaiting a \u201cdetailed report on the situation and the most urgent needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-26698d\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">The earthquake follows two back-to-back 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes in Venezuela in late June. 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