The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western and central Colombia on Monday has a different tectonic origin from the earthquakes recorded in Venezuela in June, despite comparable magnitudes, said Viviana Dionisio, a seismologist with Colombia's National Seismological Network.

A morning earthquake shook the Colombian capital Bogota on Monday, with the tremor being felt as far away as the border with Venezuela,...

The Colombian geological service reported that the quake's epicentre was in Choco province, on the Pacific coast. | World News

Tremors were felt in multiple cities, including Bogota, and affected other countries, such as Panama and Venezuela.