Colombia has suffered a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, the tremor that has been felt with the most force in the last decade in the country. This has been reported by the Geological Survey of Colombia. This earthquake occurred at 7:34 AM local time (1:34 PM in the Canary Islands) at a depth of between 88 and 103 kilometers.
The epicenter of this earthquake was San José del Palmar, in Chocó. According to this same source, the event has been felt in different regions of the country, but also in neighboring countries such as Venezuela, which is still recovering from the last high-intensity earthquake, Ecuador and Panama.
The epicenter is 9 kilometers from El Cairo, in Valle del Cauca. Initial reports indicate that there are at least 25 deaths, with collapsed infrastructure in Cali and injured in Quibdó.
So far, after the earthquake suffered this morning, the country has experienced seven aftershocks in the state of Chocó, the first ones of 2.8 and 4.8. The latter was also "widely felt" by the local population.
The Geological Survey of Colombia has also explained that this earthquake was caused by seismic activity related to the natural tectonic dynamics of western Colombia. Specifically, by the subduction of the Nazca plate under the South American plate.
This same area suffered an earthquake of a similar magnitude, 7.2, in 1979.
Meanwhile, the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management of Colombia has reported that there is no tsunami risk for the Colombian Pacific Coast due to this phenomenon.
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