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A strong tremour has wreaked havoc across Colombia, with the earthquake felt near the Venezuelan border.
Alarms blasted warnings in the capital Bogota today after the 7.4 magnitude quake, which has since been revised to 6.4 magnitudes.
It struck in the Choco province on the country’s Pacific coast, with the epicentre located at a depth of 79km near San Jose del Palmar.
People were injured and buildings badly damaged in the Choco provincial capital, Quibdo, according to the governor, Nubia Carolina Cordoba-Curi.
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She wrote on X: ‘We have just experienced a severe seismic event in the department of Chocó. We are concerned about aftershocks. Although the epicenter was in San José del Palmar, in the capital Quibdó there are injuries and severe damage to buildings. We are already conducting the damage assessment to issue the first official report.’
Footage shows families fleeing their homes in the middle of breakfast and getting ready for school and work.
Damage to buildings was reported in Manizales, and evacuations in the coastal city of Medellin.
The famous Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Rosary in Manizales is said to have been damaged and may be at risk of collapse.
It comes less than two months after the deadly earthquake’s devastated the already embattled Venezuela on June 24.
Two eartquakes totalled buildings in the capital Caracas and in the state of La Guaira, where nearly all buildings were destroyed.
People were trapped under ruble, some for days as rescuers battled to get to them.
As of August, more than 6,100 people have been confirmed dead from the quakes, while tens of thousands are still missing and people remain in hospital.
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