# @apnews on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-08-10T15:28:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Associated Press (@AP) — https://gondola.cc/AP

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At least 20 people were killed and dozens of buildings collapsed in cities across western Colombia on Monday after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the South American nation, trapping residents under debris and forcing people to evacuate their homes as far as the capital of Bogotá. 

The epicenter was in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Choco region about 250 miles (400 kilometers) west of Bogota, the U.S. Geological Survey and Colombia’s counterpart reported. The USGS said it struck at a depth of 66 miles (107 kilometers). The quake also was felt in neighboring Ecuador.

Local officials confirmed that at least 18 people had been killed in the city of Pereira and two in the city of Manizales.

The quake left cities across the west of the country ravaged, and residents picking through the pieces of the rubble amid concerns by authorities of aftershocks.

This story is developing. Read more at the link in our bio. 

#APPhotos by Santiago Saldarriaga, John Jairo Bonilla and Ivan Valencia

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