A large earthquake shook Colombia in the morning, with tremors being felt in neighbouring Venezuela and Ecuador, as well as in the capital, Bogotá. The 7.4-magnitude quake had its epicentre in San José del Palmar, a community about 250 miles (400 kilometres) west of Colombia’s capital.
“We have just experienced a major earthquake in the department of Chocó. We are concerned about aftershocks. Although the epicentre was near San José del Palmar, there are injuries and significant damage to buildings in the capital, Quibdó. We are already carrying out a damage assessment and will issue the first official report shortly,” Governor Nubia Carolina Cordoba-Curi said on X.
According to news agency AFP, people rushed out of their homes and buildings to safety. However, so far, there have been no official reports of damage or injuries.
(This is a developing story)
