M 7.4 in Colombia on 10 Aug 2026 12:34 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1557236
Earthquake Magnitude: 7.4M
Glide number: EQ-2026-000146-COL
Depth: 110.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.8436 , -76.2422
Event Date: 10 Aug 2026 12:34 UTC
10 Aug 2026 07:34 Local
Exposed Population: 1.5 million (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 10 Aug 2026 13:56 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4 (Colombia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.7 1.7
us6000tjl2 Scaled population (raster) 4.96  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.87  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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M7.4 in Colombia - UNITAR-UNOSAT ActivationTue, 11 Aug 2026 06:16

UNITAR-UNOSAT Potentially Damaged Buildings has been activated
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

At least 111 killed as magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits Colombia 8/11/2026 10:43:00 AM.

Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella confirmed on Monday that at least 111 people were killed after a powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the western regions of the South American country, causing widespread destruction to home
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Colombian Earthquake 8/11/2026 10:42:00 AM.

) (AIM: OMI) ("Orosur" or the "Company") The Company notes the terrible news regarding the earthquake in Colombia. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this shocking tragedy. The Company''s operations in Anza are some 200 kilometres
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Ue, ''primo supporto per terremoto in Colombia, in contatto con Bogotà.. 8/11/2026 10:41:00 AM.

"Siamo vicini con il pensiero al popolo colombiano. Ci auguriamo che i feriti si riprendano presto e siamo ovviamente dispiaciuti per tutte le vite perse a causa di questo terremoto. Abbiamo già fornito i primi aiuti rapidi tramite il nostr
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Colombia, si aggrava il bilancio del terremoto, oltre 130 vittime e 57.. 8/11/2026 10:41:00 AM.

11 Agosto 2026 Off di italpress BOGOTA’ (COLOMBIA) (ITALPRESS) – Almeno 132 persone sono morte e oltre 570 sono rimaste ferite dopo uno dei terremoti più forti degli ultimi anni che ha colpito la Colombia. E’ probabile che il bilancio delle
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),