On the 10th (local time), a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Colombia.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Colombia that morning. The EMSC initially put the magnitude at 7.1 before revising it down to 6.8.

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Colombia on the 10th (local time). /Courtesy of USGS

The Colombian Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 6.7. The epicenter was in Chocó state on the Pacific coast, and the depth was 115 km below the surface.

Reuters said the early-morning quake, which struck shortly before 7 a.m. local time, shook the capital, Bogotá, and tremors were felt as far as the border area with Venezuela.

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