{"id":37662,"date":"2026-08-11T01:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37662"},"modified":"2026-08-11T01:55:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:55:55","slug":"california-man-describes-terror-as-massive-colombia-earthquake-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37662","title":{"rendered":"California man describes terror as massive Colombia earthquake hits"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2FCOMP-57-1.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Northern California man visiting family in Colombia found himself in a fight for his life when <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/10\/world-news\/nearly-100-year-old-church-crumbles-as-deadly-7-4-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-colombia\/\">a monster 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Andres Martinez, from Roseville, was enjoying a quiet morning in Manizales\u2014 about 100 miles from the epicenter\u2014when the ground started violently shaking.<\/p>\n<p>He told KCRA: \u201cWe were just sitting down to have breakfast. I was having my coffee and it started shaking. It just kept shaking and shaking and shaking.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A Northern California man visiting family in Colombia found himself in a fight for his life when a monster 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through the region. <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Miguel Angel Lopez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd finally, like 10 seconds, I\u2019m like, \u2018I got to get out.\u2019 Everybody got out and it just got stronger and stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The survivor, who is partly handicapped and endured the infamous 1989 Loma Prieta quake in the Bay Area, said this latest jolt was a different beast that just wouldn\u2019t quit.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>He told the outlet that as the walls groaned around him he was nearly trapped inside the crumbling structure until a relative intervened.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Roseville resident Andres Martinez was enjoying a quiet morning in Manizales\u2014a coffee-growing region about 100 miles from the epicenter in San Jose del Palmar\u2014when the world began to tear apart for 30 terrifying seconds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Colombia\u2019s President Abelardo de la Espriella said at least 87 people were injured and declared an emergency to expedite funding for the quake recovery while saying he would visit the disaster zone. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While neighbors huddled in the streets, Martinez witnessed terrified schoolchildren in uniform, weeping as the earth continued to heave.<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake has <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/08\/10\/world-news\/massive-7-4-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-colombia\/\">killed at least 111 people<\/a>. Colombia\u2019s President Abelardo de la Espriella said at least 87 people were injured and declared an emergency to expedite funding for the quake recovery while saying he would visit the disaster zone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe aren\u2019t going to leave people alone. They are in our hearts and we are going to tend to people with our full determination,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Northern California man visiting family in Colombia found himself in a fight for his life when a monster 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck on Monday. Andres Martinez, from Roseville, was enjoying a quiet morning in Manizales\u2014 about 100 miles from the epicenter\u2014when the ground started violently shaking. 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