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Colombia – Earthquakes (GDACS, USGS, National Unit for Disaster Risk Management Colombia, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 July 2023)

  • August 18, 2023
  • Posted by: strategia
  • Category: Humanitarian News
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Source: ECHO
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  • A strong earthquake of 6.3M at a depth of 10 km occurred in central Colombia on 17 August at 17:04 UTC (12:04 local time). The epicentre was located approximately 33 km north-east of Villavicencio City (Meta Department, central Colombia) and 65 km north-east of Bogota City.
  • A strong aftershock of 5.7M and two more aftershocks have been recorded in several municipalities in Meta Department.
  • USGS PAGER estimates that up to 404,000 people were exposed to very strong shaking and 194,000 people to strong shacking.
  • According to National Authorities and media reports, El Calvario Municipality (Meta Department) have been initially evacuated and a landslide has been reported in Villavicencio. The National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) ordered the closure of Villavicencio – Bogota road. Minor damages have been reported to buildings an no impact to people.


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