A powerful earthquake has shaken western Colombia and neighboring Ecuador, prompting evacuations. The United States Geological Survey reports a 7.4 magnitude with the epicenter in San Jose Del Palmar, about 250 miles west of Bogota.

Colombia had initially put the magnitude of the earthquake at 6.6.

A powerful earthquake has shaken western Colombia and neighboring Ecuador, prompting evacuations. The United States Geological Survey reports a 7.4 magnitude with the epicenter in…