A woman prays as people gather outside a building following an earthquake in Bogota, Colombia, August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
BOGOTA, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A morning earthquake caused injuries and significant damage in the Pa-cific Colombian province of Choco, the provincial governor said on X on Monday, after the tremor was felt in the capital Bogota and as far away as Venezuela.
"We have just experienced a major earthquake in the department of Choco. We are concerned about aftershocks. Although the epicenter was near San Jose del Palmar, there are injuries and significant damage to buildings in the capital, Quibdo. We are already carrying out a damage assessment and will issue the first official report shortly," governor Nubia Carolina Cordoba-Curi said on X.
The National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) said the 7:34 a.m. quake had a 6.6 magni-tude and a depth of 79 km, adding it was in contact with local authorities to verify potential damage.
(Reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )
