{"id":37453,"date":"2026-08-10T23:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37453"},"modified":"2026-08-10T23:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:46:02","slug":"7-4-earthquake-strikes-western-colombia-dozens-of-deaths-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37453","title":{"rendered":"7.4 earthquake strikes western Colombia, dozens of deaths reported"},"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\" data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 78 people, trapping others under debris and causing major damage across the region, officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The epicenter was in San Jos\u00e9 del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Choc\u00f3 region about 250 miles west of Colombia&#8217;s capital, Bogot\u00e1, the U.S. Geological Survey and its counterpart in Colombia reported. USGS also reported a 5.0 magnitude aftershock less than an hour later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Local officials in provinces neighboring Choc\u00f3 confirmed dozens of deaths, including at least 40 people in the Risaralda region, where the hard-hit city of Pereira is located, and 27 people in the Valle del Cauca region, where Colombia&#8217;s third-biggest city, Cali, is located.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Choc\u00f3 Gov. Nubia Carolina C\u00f3rdoba-Curi <a data-ylk=\"slk:said on social media;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NubiaCarolinaCC\/status\/2086866480717533418?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">said on social media<\/a>\u00a0that at least nine people had died and 80 more were injured in her province. Two more deaths were reported in the city of Manizales in the Caldas region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The earthquake prompted evacuations as far away as Bogot\u00e1. Witnesses reported feeling the shaking across the capital and all the way to the coast in Barranquilla, as well as in Ecuador to the south. About 10.5 million people experienced strong to very strong shaking, according to USGS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The quake was very, very strong,&#8221; Valeria Polo, a 29-year-old content creator in Bogot\u00e1, told the Agence France-Presse news agency.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. A 5.0-magnitude aftershock was also reported.\u00a0 \/ Credit: Nikki Nolan \/ CBS News\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"583\" height=\"326\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/d0a4d3a2f743758fdd2e7ed2e658fdbb814464f751ee97fde5adf042d409df76\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w583_h326%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fcbs_news_897%2Fb40daaea2fcffb067256e2aa5ed09f85\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\">A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. A 5.0-magnitude aftershock was also reported.\u00a0 \/ Credit: Nikki Nolan \/ CBS News<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The quake left cities, including Cali, Manizales, Pereira and Quibd\u00f3, ravaged. A mix of residents and search teams picked through the rubble of collapsed buildings. Colombia&#8217;s interior minister said more than 20 municipalities across the country had been hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over a dozen buildings and more than 20 homes were partially or totally destroyed in Manizales, Mayor Jorge Eduardo Rojas said in\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:a video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JorgeERojasG\/status\/2086822102515032214?s=20?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">a video<\/a>\u00a0posted on social media. Images showed one of the towers of the city&#8217;s neo-Gothic cathedral had\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:collapsed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ColombiaOscura\/status\/2086800655562232127?s=20?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">collapsed<\/a>\u00a0and fallen on the nave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Cali, a city of 2 million people,\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:Mayor Alejandro Eder said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alejoeder\/status\/2086817462763258133?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Mayor Alejandro Eder said<\/a> residents were trapped in at least 20 buildings that had collapsed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jorge Moncayo, a 64-year-old taxi driver in Cali, said he saw plumes of dust shoot up across the city from his home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My entire house shook,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never lived through such a powerful earthquake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A man leaves an apartment building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.\u00a0 \/ Credit: Santiago Saldarriaga \/ AP\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/312b1ef4692148bfcc8cb44577945d8b4f901b8a5fd1dac0d04bdf62abe35c2f\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fcbs_news_897%2Fccfefd3003927509327c368da3fecb92\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\">A man leaves an apartment building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.\u00a0 \/ Credit: Santiago Saldarriaga \/ AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Pereira, photos and <a data-ylk=\"slk:videos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EbuenoLindo\/status\/2086814064311742801?s=20?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">videos<\/a> published by local media showed pieces of the airport ceiling falling down on travelers taking shelter and screaming, and people running through rubble in a panic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Flights were suspended at multiple airports, including in Pereira, Manizales, Armenia, Cartago and Buenaventura, Colombia&#8217;s aviation agency said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Armenia, several people have been evacuated from their homes over structural damage fears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No structural damage was reported in Bogot\u00e1,\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:Mayor Carlos F. Gal\u00e1n said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CarlosFGalan\/status\/2086808480116068858?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Mayor Carlos F. Gal\u00e1n said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said in\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:a social media post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ABDELAESPRIELLA\/status\/2086808242345107787?s=20?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">a social media post<\/a>\u00a0that he is leading the emergency response and will travel to the quake zone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"One of the towers of the neo-Gothic cathedral in Manizales, Colombia, collapsed after a strong earthquake struck the region on Aug. 10, 2026. \/ Credit: Jonh Bonilla \/ AFP via Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/95bd2b55008ef43ded2167ba7de1c8a224ec0ab167acfc31ce7574018d376554\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fcbs_news_897%2Fd9949f7967cf36a0ef95f5a658ab6242\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\">One of the towers of the neo-Gothic cathedral in Manizales, Colombia, collapsed after a strong earthquake struck the region on Aug. 10, 2026. \/ Credit: Jonh Bonilla \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a <a data-ylk=\"slk:social media post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/secrubio\/status\/2086840247531241829?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">social media post<\/a> on Monday that the Trump administration was closely monitoring the earthquake and &#8220;stands ready to support the people of Colombia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Colombia&#8217;s Geological Service said Monday&#8217;s seismic activity was &#8220;the highest magnitude earthquake registered in Colombia in the last decade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The country lies along the &#8220;Ring of Fire,&#8221; the line of seismic faults encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world&#8217;s earthquakes occur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The area where Monday&#8217;s quake hit, Colombia&#8217;s coffee region, was devastated by an\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:earthquake in 1999;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eird.org\/eng\/revista\/No14_99\/desas3.htm?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">earthquake in 1999<\/a>\u00a0that killed more than 1,200 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The earthquake in Colombia follows two back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes that <a data-ylk=\"slk:struck neighboring Venezuela;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/venezuela-earthquakes-devastation-agony-hope-la-guaira\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">struck neighboring Venezuela<\/a> in late June, which caused <a data-ylk=\"slk:widespread damage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/security-guard-rescued-venezuela-earthquake-rubble-8-days\/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">widespread damage<\/a> and killed more than 5,000 people.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Colombia sits where multiple tectonic plates meet.\u00a0 \/ Credit: Nikki Nolan \/ CBS News\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/2a9565703f47d5b5917f5980d490ea36b25a62ac007e877419e639828994bcff\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fcbs_news_897%2F27877e938a4b516d825d7a0488a67f9f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\">Colombia sits where multiple tectonic plates meet.\u00a0 \/ Credit: Nikki Nolan \/ CBS News<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is a developing story. 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