BOGOTA, Colombia – A robust earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck the Colombian capital Bogota on Thursday, in accordance with the US Geological Survey, prompting frightened residents to flee into the road and main a girl to fall to her loss of life.
There have been no quick reviews of main injury from the quake, which Colombia’s nationwide geological service reported as a magnitude 6.1.
“It was strong, and lasted a long time, said Adrian Alarcon, 43, who works near the capital’s busy Park 93 district. “It makes me really feel fragile,” he added. “Life adjustments in a second. You cannot do something, simply run to your life.”
Tragedy struck in the southeast of the capital, where one woman fell to her death out of a window during the quake, Mayor Claudia Lopez said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
“We deeply remorse the one severe incident reported: a girl threw herself from the tenth flooring of a residential constructing in Madelena, apparently due nerves. We’re accompanying those that have been together with her in the home with medical groups,” Lopez stated.
Colombia’s Congress reported damages to the chamber of representatives, the place the earthquake shook a plaster ornament free from the ceiling and onto a desk under.
No one was damage, the chamber of representatives stated in a message posted on X.
Colombia’s civil protection company famous residents had been evacuated in the whole municipality of Calvario, southeast of the capital. Windows within the space have been broken by the quakes. In close by Villavicencio, the company reported a landslide and stated its employees was checking for extra impacts.
The preliminary quake was adopted by aftershocks minutes later as individuals crowded the town’s streets. Colombia’s nationwide geological service estimated the second quake at a 5.6 magnitude, with the next aftershock measured at 4.8. — Reuters
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