Overview

• The quake struck at a depth of about 10 kilometers near Paratebueno at 8:08 a.m., its tremors felt in Bogotá, Medellín and Cali.
• Four inhabitants in Paratebueno and Medina sustained minor injuries as local churches and homes suffered small-scale structural damage.
• Bogotá’s security department and the national disaster risk agency dispatched teams to survey the capital and nearby villages for further harm and to aid residents.
• Hours before the earthquake, presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot at a Bogotá campaign event, leading to parallel investigations into both crises.
• Experts warn that Colombia’s position on the Pacific Ring of Fire and memories of the deadly 1999 quake underscore the need for strengthened seismic preparedness.