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M 7.4 - 2 km SE of San José del Palmar, Colombia

Latest evidence

Chocó, Colombia

Near the boundary with Valle del Cauca

About 60 km W of Pereira

About 240 km W of Bogota

Magnitude M7.4 Mww

Depth
108 km
Alert level
Red
Started
Location
Chocó, Colombia
Hazard
Major earthquake
MedellínManizalesTuluáQuibdóNuquíCHOCÓPereira (reference place)PereiraEvent origin; Reported epicentre (USGS)Origin (USGS)Reported epicentre (GDACS)GDACSBogota 240 km (outside the map)Bogota 240 kmColombiaNorth is upN100 km
Map of the area around Chocó, Colombia, showing the event origin and the epicentres reported by USGS and GDACS. Scale bar: 100 km. Location inset: Colombia. Reported epicentre marked.

Recorded coordinates

The event origin is WND’s reference point for this event. Each provider reports its own epicentre; distances below are measured from the origin.

Region and reference cities are derived by WND from the reported epicentre using Natural Earth 5.1.2 boundaries; they are not provider statements. Made with Natural Earth.

Event origin: 4.8836° N, 76.2182° W

  • Reported epicentre (USGS) — 4.8836° N, 76.2182° W — at the event origin
  • Reported epicentre (GDACS) — 4.8436° N, 76.2422° W — 5 km SSW of the event origin

Impact

FatalitiesReported
224 people
InjuredReported
2,595 people
Population exposedEstimated
2.9 million people

Injured+2,376 people since the superseded report This explicitly replaces the earlier reading — see the evidence trail for the full chain.

What changed

  • SituationAMDA Emergency Relief #3: Earthquake in Colombia (7 September 2026)
  • SituationResumen actualizado de la intervención psicosocial de ABBACOL - Fecha de resumen y actualización: 04-septiembre-2026
  • SituationColombia - Food Security Outlook Update (August 2026 - January 2027): Earthquake impacts reduce food access in affected areas as El Niño strengthens
  • SituationColombia: Flash Update 003- Actualización afectaciones por terremoto en 13 departamentos de Colombia - 11 agosto de 2026 [ES/EN]
  • ImpactFatalities recorded: 224 people

Timeline

  1. SituationAMDA Emergency Relief #3: Earthquake in Colombia (7 September 2026)
  2. SituationResumen actualizado de la intervención psicosocial de ABBACOL - Fecha de resumen y actualización: 04-septiembre-2026
  3. SituationColombia - Food Security Outlook Update (August 2026 - January 2027): Earthquake impacts reduce food access in affected areas as El Niño strengthens
  4. SituationColombia: Flash Update 003- Actualización afectaciones por terremoto en 13 departamentos de Colombia - 11 agosto de 2026 [ES/EN]
  5. ImpactFatalities recorded: 224 people

10 more items in the full record

7 cited sources

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Occurrences

The main event and every occurrence recorded so far, each with its own sourced readings. A reading with no source behind it is left blank.

Main event

  • M 7.4 - 2 km SE of San José del Palmar, ColombiaM7.4 Mww108 km depth

    USGS main shock, reviewed status.

Evidence

Every figure on this page traces to one or more cited Sources. The evidence below shows the records and reports currently held for this Event.

  • Scientific record

    M 7.4 - 2 km SE of San José del Palmar, Colombia

    USGS

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  • Scientific record

    Earthquake in Colombia (episode 1724218)

    GDACS

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  • NGO report

    Colombia: Flash Update 001- Afectaciones por terremoto en 16 departamentos de Colombia - 10 agosto de 2026

    EHP Colombia, OCHA

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  • NGO report

    Colombia: Flash Update 003- Actualización afectaciones por terremoto en 13 departamentos de Colombia - 11 agosto de 2026 [ES/EN]

    EHP Colombia, OCHA

    View source
  • News report

    AMDA Emergency Relief #3: Earthquake in Colombia (7 September 2026)

    AMDA

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  • NGO report

    Resumen actualizado de la intervención psicosocial de ABBACOL - Fecha de resumen y actualización: 04-septiembre-2026

    Fundación Abba Colombia

    View source
  • NGO report

    Colombia - Food Security Outlook Update (August 2026 - January 2027): Earthquake impacts reduce food access in affected areas as El Niño strengthens

    FEWS NET

    View source

Key facts and sources

Population exposed
2.9 million people Sourced from Earthquake in Colombia (episode 1724218)

Evidence coverage

  • GDACS: alert record found and attached. Checked
  • GLIDE registry: not queried — this event already carries a GLIDE number. Checked
  • ReliefWeb: humanitarian reports found and attached. Checked