The early-morning quake that shook Colombia was also felt in Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela.
People look for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on Aug 10, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Joaquin Sarmiento)
10 Aug 2026 09:52PM
(Updated: 10 Aug 2026 11:38PM)
BOGOTA: A powerful earthquake rocked Colombia and neighbouring Latin American countries on Monday (Aug 10), with at least 18 people confirmed dead in first reports as shocked residents surveyed destroyed buildings.Emergency teams rushed to help victims and search for survivors in the rubble after geologists recorded the quake at a magnitude of 7.4 with an epicentre 100km deep in the west of the country.The early-morning quake was also felt in Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela - itself hit by a devastating quake in late June - and prompted building evacuations in the Colombian capital Bogota, AFP reporters saw.News footage showed collapsed buildings across western Colombia, though officials said they did not fear a tsunami.
