The tremors damaged the Congress building. The epicenter of the earthquake was southeast of the capital.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the capital of Colombia, Bogotá. At least one person died and many others were injured. On Friday, August 18, Reuters reports.
It is known that the epicenter of the earthquake was in the southeast of the capital.
The Colombian Congress reported damage to the House of Representatives, where the earthquake tore off some decorative plaster.
Colombia’s civil defense agency said residents were evacuated from the entire municipality of Calvario, southeast of the capital. Windows and doors were damaged in the area due to the earthquake.
Landslides were also recorded in the city of Villavicencio after the earthquake. According to Colombian seismologists, after the earthquake, aftershocks were recorded a few minutes later. The National Geological Survey of Colombia estimated the second earthquake at magnitude 5.6 and the subsequent aftershock at 4.8.
It was previously reported that two military aircraft collided in Colombia, both pilots ejected, but one of them died.
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