Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Content Live Live updates, Officials say at least 47 people have been killed in the quake with many still trapped under rubble.Residents and emergency personnel dig through the debris of a partially collapsed building after an earthquake, in Pereira, Colombia, on August 10, 2026. [Reuters]By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 10 Aug 2026
A powerful earthquake rocks Colombia and neighbouring Latin American countries on Monday, with at least 47 people confirmed dead in the first reports as shocked residents surveyed destroyed buildings.
The epicentre of the quake is 25 miles (40 km) west of Bogota, Colombia.
