A powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, causing injuries and significant damage in the Pacific province of Choco and prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings. The tremor was also felt in the capital Bogota and as far away as neighbouring Venezuela and Ecuador.

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…