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One killed, 10 injured in Choco earthquake — newspaper

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What to know about One killed, 10 injured in Choco earthquake — newspaper

An earthquake in Colombia's Choco Department has resulted in at least one death, ten injuries, and three missing persons. Local authorities and disaster management agencies are currently assessing infrastructure damage and casualties in Quibdo and surrounding municipalities.

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What happened

At least one person was killed and 10 injured in an earthquake in Colombia’s Choco Department, while another three people are missing, El Espectador newspaper reported, citing the regional office of the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.

Why it matters

The agency also reported serious infrastructure damage in Quibdo, the department’s administrative center.

Common ground

Footage circulating on social media shows that several residential buildings and other structures have collapsed in the city.

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An earthquake in Colombia's Choco Department has resulted in at least one death, ten injuries, and three missing persons. Local authorities and disaster management agencies are currently assessing infrastructure damage and casualties in Quibdo and surrounding municipalities.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “another three people are missing”
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There is a direct contradiction in the numbers of missing persons. One source (TASS citing El Espectador) reports 'three people are missing', while another web search result citing the official UNGRD report states '320 missing'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 7.4 Mw earthquake in Colombia has resulted in 294 deaths, 320 missing persons, and more than 3,900 injuries, according to the official report from UNGRD as of August 15.
https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-08-15-u1-e199894-s270…
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web search NEUTRAL — Earthquake response strains Colombia's new government and rescuers as they race against the clock.Americans in Colombia can consult the following resources: co.usembassy.gov/natural-disaster-alert-ale…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Colombian Geological Service has revised the magnitude of the earthquake that struck the west of the country to 7.4. According to updated data, the earthquake occurred near the city of San Jose de…
https://tass.com/world/2171041
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Claim 2: “The agency also reported serious infrastructure damage in Quibdo, the department’s administrative center.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists entirely of dictionary definitions for the word 'serious' and does not contain any factual information regarding infrastructure damage in Quibdo.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · serious, grave, solemn, sedate, staid, sober, earnest mean not light or frivolous. serious implies a concern for what really matters.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serious
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Some common synonyms of serious are earnest, grave, sedate, sober, solemn, and staid. While all these words mean "not light or frivolous," serious implies a concern for what really matter…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serious
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web search NEUTRAL — Please don't laugh - I'm being serious. He was wearing a very serious expression and I knew something was wrong. On the surface it's a very funny novel but it does have a more serious underlying theme…
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/serious
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Claim 3: “At least one person was killed and 10 injured in an earthquake in Colombia’s Choco Department”
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The claim states 'at least one person was killed and 10 injured'. However, multiple live web search results report significantly higher casualties for the earthquake in Choco, including one source stating the death toll rose to 294 and another stating at least 18 dead. The specific numbers '1 death and 10 injuries' are directly contradicted by the official reports from UNGRD cited in the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chocó Department (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃoˈko]) is a department of the Pacific region of Colombia, known for hosting the largest Afro-Colombian population in the nation, and a large population of A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocó_Department
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colombia is a unitary republic made up of thirty-two administrative divisions referred to as departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. departamento) and one Capital District (Distrito Capital). Depar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments_of_Colombia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia (born 1 January 1967) is a Colombian diplomat, mining engineer, and politician who was the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development from 2016 to 2018. He has a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Gilberto_Murillo
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Claim 4: “Footage circulating on social media shows that several residential buildings and other structures have collapsed in the city.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm building collapses in the region. The New York Times explicitly mentions 'Damaged houses in Quibdó', and other reports mention the collapse of at least 20 buildings in the west of the country and widespread structural damage across several cities.
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web search NEUTRAL — Buildings collapse across western Colombia. The earthquake caused widespread structural damage across several cities. At least 19 buildings collapsed in Cali, trapping residents under fallen masonry, …
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/colombia-earthquake-deat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Damaged houses in Quibdó, Colombia, on Thursday.Credit...Federico Rios for The New York Times.Volunteers removing debris at the site of a five-story residential building that collapsed during a 7.4-ma…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/world/americas/colombia-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — A powerful earthquake struck Colombia early Monday, shaking major cities including Bogotá and Cali and leaving at least 18 people dead while causing the collapse of at least 20 buildings in the countr…
https://www.laprensani.com/2026/08/10/english/3758325-7-4-ma…
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