A 6.6 magnitude earthquake has struck the Pacific province of Choco in western Colombia, leaving people injured and buildings damaged in a tremor felt as far away as Venezuela and the capital, 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…