People remain near a collapsed building after an earthquake in Manizales, Colombia, on Auguts 10, 2026. A powerful earthquake rocked Colombia and neighboring Latin American countries on August 10, 2026, with medical teams rushing to help victims after buildings were damaged or collapsed in several cities. The Colombian geological service and its American counterpart USGS put the magnitude at 7.4, with an epicenter 100 km (60 miles) underground in the west of the country. Colombia had initially put it at 6.6. (Photo by Giovanny Galvez / AFP)
Colombia’s newly inaugurated President Abelardo de la Espriella on Monday declared a state of emergency after a powerful earthquake struck the west of the country.
The 7.4 magnitude tremor killed at least 111 people and injured 87 more, De la Espriella stated from the Colombian capital Bogota.
