Colombia Hit by Powerful 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake: 111 Dead, Coffee-Growing Region Devastated—Is the U.S. Safe?
\n colombia earthquake: At 7:34 a.m., the city began to shake It was supposed to be an ordinary Monday morning. At 7:34 a.m., as commuters began their journeys, shops opened their doors, and children headed to school, powerful tremors originating in western Colombia turned into screams, frantic evacuations, and the wreckage of collapsed buildings within just a few seconds. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), this colombia earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4 . The epicenter was located near San José del Palmar in Colombia’s western department of Chocó, approximately 250–280 kilometers west of the capital, Bogotá. The earthquake struck at a depth of about 107 kilometers . Earthquakes that occur deep underground can generally send tremors across a wider area than those that happen just beneath the surface. This time was no exception. Shaking was detected not only across Colombia, but also in Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela. In major cities such as Bogotá ...