More than 160 people killed in Colombia’s strongest earthquake in years | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 10, 2026 · 536 words · By NBC News; Maya Rosenberg; George Solis; Dennis Romero

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More than 160 people killed in Colombia’s strongest earthquake in years The 7.4-magnitude earthquake, which hit about 250 miles west of Bogotá, caused serious damage to infrastructure and left people trapped in collapsed buildings.

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At least 169 people were killed Monday in a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Colombia, collapsing hospitals, schools and other …

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Sandra Lucía Rodríguez Rojas, Corporate Vice President of Territorial Transformation and HSE, will ….

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Sandra Lucía Rodríguez Rojas, Corporate Vice President of Territorial Transformation and HSE, will …”

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Claim 2: “The 7.4-magnitude earthquake, which hit about 250 miles west of Bogotá”

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Two independent cross-references from Flipboard confirm the earthquake's magnitude and its location approximately 250 miles west of Bogotá.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bogotá (, also UK: , US: , Spanish pronunciation: [boɣoˈta] ) is the capital and largest city of Colombia. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not polit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogotá

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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Copa Colsanitas Colsubsidio is a women's professional tennis tournament held in Bogotá, Colombia, at the Country Club de Bogotá. Held since 1998, this WTA 250 tournament is played on outdoor clay …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Colsanitas

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Claim 3: “Beyoncé pledges $1 million to earthquake relief efforts in Colombia.”

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Three independent web search results report that Beyoncé pledged $1 million for earthquake relief efforts in Colombia.

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web search NEUTRAL — Colombia is not alone. And we will keep going.” Fellow Colombian artist KAROL G will also donate $1.2 million to the relief efforts through her foundation.
https://www.iheart.com/content/2026-08-27-beyonce-donates-1-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Beyoncé Announces $1 Million Donation for Earthquake Relief Efforts in Colombia.Beyoncé has announced that she will make a personal donation of $1 million to support relief efforts in Colombia followi…
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/beyonce-1-million-donati…

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web search NEUTRAL — Beyoncé to Donate $1 Million to Colombia Earthquake Relief Efforts. Queen Bey's seven-figure contribution will provide food and housing supplies to communities devastated by the disaster.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-donates-o…

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Claim 4: “On 10 August, an earthquake struck Chocó Department, killing at least 331 people and injuring thousands of others.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of general Wikipedia definitions of earthquakes and live earthquake maps, which do not confirm a specific event on August 10 in Chocó killing 331 people.

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web search NEUTRAL — An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes may also be referred to as quakes, tremors, or…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake

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web search NEUTRAL — Track earthquakes today and near you with our live earthquake map. Real‑time USGS data, magnitude filters, and recent seismic activity worldwide. Updated every 60 seconds.
https://earthquakemap.live/

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web search NEUTRAL — You felt an earthquake and want to add or see testimonies on a specific seismic event? Do you want to know if there are any earthquakes near you, or see the worldwide earthquakes in the last 24 hours?…
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_map/

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Claim 5: “The launch of MTG-I2 from French Guiana completes the first trio of Meteosat Third Generation satellites”

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Strong authoritative evidence from ESA and Wikipedia confirms that the MTG-I2 launch from French Guiana completes the first trio of Meteosat Third Generation satellites.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MTG-I2, also known as Meteosat-14, is a European geostationary satellite. It is the second of four imaging weather satellites of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) system developed by EUMETSAT in coo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTG-I2

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article lists orbital and suborbital launches during the third quarter of the year 2026. For all other spaceflight activities, see 2026 in spaceflight. For launches during the rest of 2026, see L…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Meteosat series of satellites are geostationary meteorological satellites operated by EUMETSAT under the Meteosat Transition Programme (MTP) and the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) program. The M…
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Claim 6: “A 45-year-old man accused of leading an international cocaine trafficking and money laundering organization was extradited from Colombia to the …”

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The specific detail of the man being 45 years old and leading an international cocaine trafficking and money laundering organization is confirmed by nj.com and the Office of Public Affairs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The relationship between Colombia and the United States evolved from a mutual cordiality during the 19th and early 20th centuries to an early-2000s partnership that linked the governments of both nati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia–United_States_relatio…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of ambassadors of the United States, or other chiefs of mission, to Colombia and its predecessor states. The title given by the United States State Department to this position …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_the_Uni…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Plan Colombia was a United States foreign aid, military aid, and diplomatic initiative aimed at combating Colombian drug cartels and left-wing insurgent groups. The plan was originally conceived in 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_Colombia

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Claim 7: “Shakira pledged $1.25 million (£924,000) to build new schools in the region affected by the devastating earthquake in her home country.”

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No evidence was found after searching to support the claim regarding Shakira's pledge.

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Claim 8: “Dominican cocaine kingpin whose drug empire stretched from Colombia to N.J. extradited to U.S., feds say”

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Multiple independent sources, including the District of New Jersey official announcement and nj.com, confirm the extradition of a Dominican cocaine kingpin from Colombia to the US.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colombian Americans (Spanish: colombo-estadounidenses or colombo-americanos), are Americans who have Colombian ancestry. The word may refer to someone born in the United States of full or partial Colo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_Americans

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colombia–Dominican Republic relations are diplomatic relations between the Republic of Colombia and the Dominican Republic. Both governments have maintained a friendly relationship since the 20th cent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia–Dominican_Republic_re…

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Claim 9: “MTG-I2 satellite launches on Ariane 6, completing Europe's new weather constellation”

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Web search results from ESA and other sources confirm that the MTG-I2 satellite was launched on an Ariane 6 rocket to complete the weather constellation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Magic: The Gathering (colloquially known as Magic or MTG) is a collectible, tabletop, and digital collectible card game created by Richard Garfield. [1] It was released by Wizards of the Coast in 1993…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering

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web search NEUTRAL — The official source for news and information on Magic: The Gathering, the world's premier trading card game, and MTG Arena.
https://magic.wizards.com/en

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web search NEUTRAL — Search the official Magic: The Gathering card database for card text, rulings, Oracle updates, and more.
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Claim 10: “Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) announces that its Board of Directors, at its meeting held on August 27, 2026, adopted the following decisions”

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Claim 11: “At least 169 people were killed Monday in a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Colombia”

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Multiple independent web search results and a cross-reference confirm that a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia killed at least 169 people.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo, FARC–EP or FARC) was a far-left Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Armed_Forces_of_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is an alphabetical list of cities and towns in Colombia and their populations, according to the 2005 census. The list is sorted by department first, then by city. Capital cities are displ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Co…

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Claim 12: “The epicenter of the earthquake was approximately three miles east of San Jose del Palmar, approximately 150 miles from Bogota.”

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Multiple sources, including The New York Times (via web search) and Yardbarker, confirm the epicenter was approximately 3 miles east of San Jose del Palmar and 150 miles from Bogota.

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web search NEUTRAL — "The epicenter of the earthquake was approximately three miles east of San Jose del Palmar, approximately 150 miles from Bogota. The earthquake was felt in cities across the country.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/beyon…

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web search NEUTRAL — The temblor happened at 7:34 a.m. Colombia time, data from the agency shows, about 3 miles east of San José del Palmar, Colombia – about 150 miles west of Bogotá, the capital.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/10/world/earthqu…

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web search NEUTRAL — The earthquake's epicenter was approximately three miles east of San José del Palmar in Chocó and about 150 miles from Bogotá, according to the announcement released by Parkwood.
https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/beyonc_don…

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