Data-Wave

Scores killed in Colombia’s strongest earthquake in years

Scores killed in Colombia’s strongest earthquake in years

Emergency responders are racing to dig people out of the rubble after Monday's 7.4 magnitude quake.

Here's the latest

• Growing death toll: At least 132 people have died and 570 injured after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake in western Colombia, according to the Colombian Association of Capital Cities. Survivors have been recounting their terrifying experiences, with one describing it as like a scene from “The Exorcist.”

• Rescue efforts: The government has declared a national disaster and deployed soldiers to the area and emergency responders are racing to dig people out of the rubble. Among the collapsed structures were the pediatric and neonatal sections of a hospital in Cali.

• Where it happened: The epicenter was located in San José del Palmar, in an underdeveloped area of western Colombia, about 150 miles west of Bogotá. The tremor was felt strongly in the nation’s capital, with alarms sounding and people evacuating to the streets as a precaution. You can track developments here, in maps and charts. (CNN International, 2026-08-10)