Posted on 08/10/2026 8:20:22 AM PDT by VanShuyten
‘Significant casualties and damage are likely,’ according to the US Geological Survey.
What we know so far • A 7.4 magnitude earthquake was recorded Monday in western Colombia, according to the US Geological Survey.
• The epicenter was located in San José del Palmar, in the department of Chocó, about 280 kilometers (or about 173 miles) west of Bogotá. The tremor was felt strongly in the nation’s capital — alarms sounded, and in many buildings people evacuated to the streets as a precaution.
• The governor of Colombia’s northwestern area of Chocó confirmed “there are injured people and severe damage to buildings” in the regional capital.
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Video shows multiple buildings collapsed in Cali, Colombia, following a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake
https://rumble.com/shorts/v7dz8vu
MEANWHILE—_FIRE NORTH OF RENO WAS 100 ACRES EARLY SAT AM——NOT OVER 15,000 & NO CONTROL.
Probably a meth lab blew up. Happens all the time in Columbia.
wy69
Interesting picture or video of a cathedral collapsing.
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tjl2/executive
Check out the depth. 107 KM. Jeez...
Nope, 110 KM...
Per the above...
M 7.4 - 5 km S of San José del Palmar, Colombia
2026-08-10 12:34:28 (UTC)4.844°N 76.242°W110.3 km depth
If the damage is far less than would be expected, bet it’s mostly to do with the depth.
The video on the CNN site of a four-story apartment building collapsing is heartbreaking.
So far looks like only one aftershock, per USGS...
M 5.0 - 16 km W of San José del Palmar, Colombia
2026-08-10 13:18:10 (UTC)4.897°N 76.386°W98.5 km depth
That thing shook for a while. I’ve seen some sad footage.
Cal-Fire website still says Bug Fire at 15,000. Where did you get your info?
A Mag 7.4 earthquake in western Columbia due to the continuous eastward movement of the Pacific Eastern subduction Zone is to be expected.
A serious quake obviously, but a Mag 8.6+ earthquake is now well-past-overdue offshore of the BC-Washington-Oregon-NorCal Cascadia Fault. Last tripped off January 2601700. Dated by the destruction of villages in Japan that were destroyed that night by its tsunamis.
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