Overview

• A 6.5 magnitude tremor struck central Colombia at 8:08 a.m. local time near Paratebueno at a depth of roughly 10 kilometers.
• Strong shaking was felt across the region, including in Bogota, Medellin, Cali and Manizales.
• Minor structural damage was reported in villages such as Santa Cecilia, La Europa and Medina, where four residents sustained minor injuries.
• Colombia’s national disaster risk agency and local authorities deployed crews to assess roads, homes and churches for cracks and fissures.
• Security forces opened an investigation after presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot at a campaign event in Bogota earlier the same day.