Summary:
- Today’s Quake Rocks Colombia Just Six Weeks After Venezuela’s Twin Quakes
- Rubio Pledges US Support
- Death Toll Jumps to 111; 87 Injured
- Epicenter of Quake was in San José del Palmar, Near Capital Bogotá
Death Toll Jumps To 111; Rubio Pledges US Support
AFP News, citing Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella, reports that the death toll from the magnitude-7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia earlier today has climbed to 111, with at least 87 people injured.
The casualty count remains preliminary and is likely to rise into late afternoon and evening as rescue teams begin search operations.
U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio wrote on X:
The Trump Administration is closely monitoring the large earthquake that struck Colombia and stands ready to support the people of Colombia and President @ABDELAESPRIELLA’s Administration. American citizens in Colombia should enroll at http://STEP.State.gov and follow @USEmbassyBogota’s social media accounts for the latest information.
The Trump Administration is closely monitoring the large earthquake that struck Colombia and stands ready to support the people of Colombia and President @ABDELAESPRIELLA’s Administration. American citizens in Colombia should enroll at https://t.co/9QMdr4xs9S and follow…
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) August 10, 2026
Open-source imagery posted on platforms including X shows widespread destruction, including numerous collapsed buildings.
Latest footage:
I am asking Elon @elonmusk to please activate @Starlink in Colombia.
We don’t know how many people are dead as rescue efforts are ongoing.
I am also asking @POTUS to please send aid & support in this disaster.@SecRubio
🚨SOS Colombia Earthquake🚨 pic.twitter.com/9rVzaBYOrn
— Valentina Gomez (@ValentinaForUSA) August 10, 2026
Colombia earthquake DEATH TOLL CLIMBING BY THE MINUTE — now 70 KILLED — El País https://t.co/yo5hlm30qh pic.twitter.com/RgB2xUyH8J
— RT (@RT_com) August 10, 2026
🇨🇴 Balance del terremoto M7.4 en Colombia:
📍 Epicentro: San José del Palmar, Chocó (sismo a las 7:34 a.m.).
💔 82+ fallecidos.
✈️ Continúa la suspensión comercial en 7 aeropuertos del occidente (Pereira, Cali, Quibdó, Armenia, Manizales, Cartago y Buenaventura). Bogotá opera… pic.twitter.com/lz6zlTzbB9
— Alerta Mundial (@AlertaMundoNews) August 10, 2026
7.4 Mega Quake Rocks Colombia, Widespread Damage Reported
A little more than six weeks after twin earthquakes devastated neighboring Venezuela, killing thousands, a magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, damaging buildings and injuring people near the epicenter in Chocó province.
Bloomberg reported that the quake was recorded at 7:34 a.m. local time near San José del Palmar. Chocó Governor Nubia Córdoba reported major structural damage in the provincial capital of Quibdó.
Footage posted on X shows widespread damage:
🇨🇴 TERREMOTO EN COLOMBIA 🇨🇴
Daños enormes en Pereira y varias ciudades del país tras potente terremoto de magnitud 7,4.
🇨🇴 | COBERTURA ININTERRUMPIDA.
🇨🇴 | AHORA en @AlertaNews24. pic.twitter.com/PydNenQcVu— Alerta News 24 (@AlertaNews24) August 10, 2026
🇨🇴 TERREMOTO EN COLOMBIA: Video muestra colapsos de edificios en Cali. pic.twitter.com/xTBPmS3ylz
— Alerta Mundial (@AlertaMundoNews) August 10, 2026
🇨🇴 ATENCIÓN: Fuerte sismo de magnitud preliminar 6,7 en Colombia. pic.twitter.com/RASSxEHnuG https://t.co/RASSxEHnuG
— Alerta Mundial (@AlertaMundoNews) August 10, 2026
More footage from Colombia following the 7.4-magnitude quake. https://t.co/bmH7EBdiCw pic.twitter.com/UqB3oHOQgc
— Polymarket Intel (@PolymarketIntel) August 10, 2026
#SISMO. Tras el fuerte temblor de magnitud 6.6 con epicentro en San José del Palmar, Chocó, sacudió a varias regiones de Colombia, dejando a Manizales como una de las ciudades más afectadas, donde la cúpula de la Catedral Basílica Metropolitana colapsó tras el movimiento telúrico pic.twitter.com/5XDOW76y55
— Colombia Oscura (@ColombiaOscura) August 10, 2026
🇨🇴 | URGENTE: Daños en el aeropuerto de Pereira en Colombia tras terremoto de magnitud 7,4 la mañana del lunes. https://t.co/Hn75eDQFiE
— Alerta News 24 (@AlertaNews24) August 10, 2026
Manizales, Colombia. Terremoto. pic.twitter.com/BzKcaWIHm1
— Jupac (@Jupacg) August 10, 2026
Pereira, Cali,Manizales , armenia y Chocó los lugares de mayor afectación por el terremoto en Colombia ( imágenes del aeropuerto de Pereira ) pic.twitter.com/z3soRkG2Bb
— Darcy Quinn (@darcyquinnr) August 10, 2026
The quake comes just days after Trump-backed Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella took power and declared war on Marxist FARC dissidents (read report).
*Developing…
Tyler Durden
Mon, 08/10/2026 – 14:55
