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Massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Colombia, kills at least 111

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Massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Colombia, kills at least 111 See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google BOGOTA, Colombia — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved ones and rescue…

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Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella said at least 87 people were injured and declared an emergency to expedite funding for the quake recovery while saying he would visit the disaster zone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The quake also was felt in neighboring Ecuador and Panama”
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Multiple independent sources (BBC News, Deutsche Welle, France24, EuroNews) confirm the quake was felt in Ecuador and Panama.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Tremors were felt as far away as neighbouring Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20e360lx0vo?at_medium=R…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Tremors could also be felt in neighboring Ecuador to the south, and to the north and east in Panama and Venezuela.
https://www.dw.com/en/colombia-earthquake-latest/a-78307841?…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Tremors could also be felt in neighboring Ecuador to the south, and to the north and east in Panama and Venezuela.
https://www.dw.com/en/colombia-earthquake-latest/a-78307841?…
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Claim 2: “Authorities also confirmed nine people were killed in Choco, two more in the Caldas region and a 73-year-old in the Antioquia region.”
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Claim 3: “local officials had confirmed that at least 40 people were killed in the Risaralda region... and 27 people in the Valle del Cauca region”
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Claim 4: “The epicenter was in San Jose Del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Choco region about 250 miles west of Bogota, the US Geological Survey said.”
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Two independent news sources (Nbcwashington, France24) explicitly cite the USGS reporting the epicenter in San Jose del Palmar, Choco, 250 miles west of Bogota with a population of 4,800.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Francisco Bay Area is the cultural and economic center of Northern California. The region surrounds and includes San Francisco Bay, and is anchored by the cities of Oakland, San Francisco, and…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Jose, officially the City of San José ( SAN hoh-ZAY, -⁠SAY; Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]), is the most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, and the 13th-most populous in t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San José Church (Spanish: Iglesia de San José), located in Old San Juan, the historic colonial zone of the capital of Puerto Rico, is one of the first significant works of architecture on the island, …
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Claim 5: “In nearby Manizales... one of the towers of the neo-Gothic cathedral collapsed and fell on the nave.”
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Claim 6: “In 1999, a 6.2 magnitude quake near the city of Armenia killed more than 1,100 people.”
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Claim 7: “it had been followed by two 2.8 and 4.8 magnitude aftershocks.”
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EuroNews and The Korea Times both report that the main quake was followed by aftershocks of 2.8 and 4.8 magnitude.
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web search NEUTRAL — Colombia’s Geological Service said the quake was the highest magnitude earthquake registered in Colombia in the last decade. The quake was followed by two aftershocks measuring 2.8 and 4.8 magnitude.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260811/magnitude-74-qua…
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web search NEUTRAL — The quake follows two back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes in Venezuela in late June. Those earthquakes destroyed hundreds of buildings and killed more than 5,000 people.
https://d33gy59ovltp76.cloudfront.net/news/7-4-magnitude-ear…
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web search NEUTRAL — Two aftershocks followed at 3.0 and 2.8.That fault averages 161 years between major earthquakes. It has now been 157 years and 10 months. But the number that matters most on this fault isn't the recur…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bas3R_ZxqI
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Claim 8: “Abelardo de la Espriella... was sworn in as president over the weekend.”
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Claim 9: “In Cali, a city of 2 million people, Mayor Alejandro Eder said that residents were trapped in at least 19 buildings that had collapsed.”
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Claim 10: “Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote in a post on X”
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Claim 11: “A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people”
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Multiple independent news sources (Krdo, Nbcwashington) and web results (Al Jazeera) confirm a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in western Colombia on a Monday that killed at least 111 people.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern is a travel and cuisine television show hosted by Andrew Zimmern on the Travel Channel in the US. The first season began on Monday, February 6, 2007, at 9pm ET/PT. Bi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly (born 15 June 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and captains the Egypt national team. He is wide…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spider-Man, a superhero character created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko for American comic books published by Marvel Comics, has appeared in virtually every form of media, including film since the 1970s…
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Claim 12: “Authorities also reported that flights were suspended in the airports of Manizales, Quibdo, Armenia, Cartago, Buenaventura and Pereira.”
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Three independent news sources (France24, Nbcwashington, EuroNews) confirm the suspension of flights at the airports of Manizales, Quibdo, Armenia, Cartago, Buenaventura, and Pereira.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Colombia's civil aviation authority said flights were suspended at airports in Pereira, Manizales, Quibdo, Armenia, Cartago and Buenaventura
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260810-powerful-quake…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Authorities said flights were suspended in the airports of Manizales, Quibdo, Armenia, Cartago, Buenaventura and Pereira
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/po…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — flights were suspended in the airports of Manizales, Quibdo, Armenia, Cartago y Buenaventura and Pereira
https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/10/powerful-66-magnitude-qu…
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Claim 13: “Colombia’s Geological Service said Monday that it had been “the highest magnitude earthquake registered in Colombia in the last decade””
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Multiple web search results confirm the Colombian Geological Service stated this was the highest magnitude earthquake registered in Colombia in the last decade.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colombian Geological Survey (CGS) (Spanish: Servicio Geológico Colombiano; formerly known as INGEOMINAS) is a scientific agency of the Colombian government in charge of contributing to the socioec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_Geological_Survey
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colombian conflict (Spanish: Conflicto armado interno de Colombia, lit. 'Colombian internal armed conflict') began on May 27, 1964, and is a low-intensity asymmetric war between the government of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colombia has the fourth largest economy in Latin America as measured by gross domestic product and the third-largest economy in South America. Throughout most of the 20th century, Colombia was Latin A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Colombia
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Claim 14: “Colombia’s interior minister said more than 20 municipalities across the country had been hit.”
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Two separate web search results (one citing a news report and one from India Today) confirm the interior minister's statement that more than 20 municipalities were hit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located in South America, with insular regions in North America. Colombia's mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colombia national under-20 football team represents Colombia in international under-20 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation. Colombia has qualified for the FI…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of Colombia (President of the Republic) is the head of state and head of government of Colombia. The president heads the executive branch of the national government and is the commander-…
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Claim 15: “two back-to-back quakes devastated neighboring Venezuela in late June, destroyed hundreds of buildings and killed more than 5,000 people.”
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Multiple sources (EuroNews, Daily Echo, and other web results) confirm two back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela in late June that killed over 5,000 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings.
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web search NEUTRAL — Two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela within a minute of each other on June 24 were caused by movements along two interconnected fault systems at the boundary between the Caribbean and South …
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web search NEUTRAL — It follows two major quakes in Venezuela in late June which killed more than 5,000 people.At least 111 people died in the earthquake. (Reuters: Stringer). The USGS said "significant casualties and dam…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/colombia-earthquake-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — The temblor follows two back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes in Venezuela in late June. Those earthquakes destroyed hundreds of buildings and killed more than 5,000 people.
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/national/26451399.injuries-…
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Claim 16: “Pereira’s mayor, Mauricio Salazar, told a local radio station that at least 18 people had died”
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Claim 17: “The quake ravaged cities across the west of the country, including Pereira, Quibdo, Cali and Manizales.”
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Wikipedia (2026 Colombia earthquake) and Al Jazeera both confirm extensive damage in the cities of Pereira, Quibdo, Cali, and Manizales.
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web search NEUTRAL — The earthquake was felt across much of western and central Colombia and in parts of neighbouring Ecuador and Panama, and caused extensive damage in Cali, Pereira, Quibdó, Manizales and other areas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colombia_earthquake
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web search NEUTRAL — In Pereira, in Colombia's coffee-growing region, 66 people died. Videos verified by the BBC show at least one building collapsing in Plaza Bolívar, Pereira's main square, with scattered debris and dus…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20e360lx0vo
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web search NEUTRAL — Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella says that the number of people who died in the earthquake has risen to 111, with 87 injured. Cities in the west of the country, such as Pereira, Quibd…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/8/10/colombia-e…
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Claim 18: “Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella said at least 87 people were injured”
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The claim is reported by EuroNews and Al Jazeera. Additionally, Wikipedia confirms Abelardo de la Espriella as the president (elected in 2026), supporting the identity of the speaker.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 31 May 2026. Incumbent president Gustavo Petro, elected in 2022, was constitutionally barred from seeking a second term. Abelardo de la Espriella defea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first lady of Colombia is the hostess of the Casa de Nariño. The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of Colombia, but there is a possibility that the title may be applied…
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