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M 7.4 - 2 km SE of San José del Palmar, Colombia

Latest evidence

Magnitude M7.4 Mww

Also reported by GDACS (magnitude type not stated)

Alert level
Red
Started
Location
Chocó, Colombia
Hazard
Major earthquake

Chocó, Colombia

Near the boundary with Valle del Cauca

About 60 km W of Pereira

About 240 km W of Bogota

Events on record associated with Colombia

MedellínManizalesTuluáQuibdóNuquíCHOCÓPereira (reference place)PereiraEvent originOriginReported epicentre (GDACS)GDACSReported epicentre (USGS)USGSBogota 240 km (outside the map)Bogota 240 kmColombiaNorth is upN100 km
Map of the area around Chocó, Colombia, showing the event origin and the epicentres reported by GDACS and USGS. Scale bar: 100 km. Location inset: Colombia. Reported epicentre marked.

Recorded coordinates

The event origin is WND’s fixed reference point for this event; it is not revised when a provider updates its epicentre. Each provider reports its own current epicentre; a superseded location is kept as history. Distances below are measured from the origin.

Region and reference cities are derived by WND from the reported epicentre using Natural Earth 5.1.2 boundaries; they are not provider statements. Made with Natural Earth.

Event origin: 4.8836° N, 76.2182° W

  • Reported epicentre (USGS) — Superseded location, 4.8836° N, 76.2182° W — at the event origin
  • Reported epicentre (GDACS) — 4.8436° N, 76.2422° W — 5 km SSW of the event origin
  • Reported epicentre (USGS) — 4.8601° N, 76.2558° W — 5 km WSW of the event origin

Impact

FatalitiesReported
224 people
InjuredReported
2,595 people
Population exposedEstimated
2.9 million people

Injured+2,376 people since the superseded reading of 219 people (EHP Colombia, OCHA, 10 Aug 2026)Injured: full history in the record

What changed

4 more developments in the full chronology

Timeline

The first 5 of 17 dated entries, earliest first. 1 entry without a stated time is in the full chronology.

  1. Main eventM 7.4 - 2 km SE of San José del Palmar, Colombia
  2. HazardMagnitude recorded: M7.4 Mww
  3. HazardReported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M7.4
  4. HazardDepth revised: 116 km (+8.0)
  5. HazardDepth recorded: 108 km

See all 18 entries in the full chronology

7 cited sources

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Occurrences

The main event and every occurrence recorded so far. Each reading links to its entry in the evidence record.

Main event

  • M 7.4 - 2 km SE of San José del Palmar, ColombiaM7.4 Mww116 km depth

    USGS main shock, reviewed status.

Evidence

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Evidence record

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Reported epicentre

Fatalities

Injured

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Reports and situation updates

WND records these reports as one sequence by date. A later report does not withdraw an earlier one.

Full chronology

  1. Main event M 7.4 - 2 km SE of San José del Palmar, Colombia
  2. Hazard Magnitude recorded: M7.4 Mww
  3. Hazard Reported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M7.4
  4. Hazard Depth revised: 116 km (+8.0)
  5. Hazard Depth recorded: 108 km
  6. Hazard Reported epicentre (USGS) recorded: 4.8601° N, 76.2558° W
  7. Hazard Reported epicentre (GDACS) recorded: 4.8436° N, 76.2422° W
  8. Hazard Reported epicentre (USGS) recorded: 4.8836° N, 76.2182° W
  9. Impact Population exposed recorded: 2.9 million people
  10. Impact Injured recorded: 219 people
  11. Situation Colombia: Flash Update 001- Afectaciones por terremoto en 16 departamentos de Colombia - 10 agosto de 2026
  12. Impact Fatalities recorded: 224 people
  13. Impact Injured revised: 2,595 people (+2,376)
  14. Situation Colombia: Flash Update 003- Actualización afectaciones por terremoto en 13 departamentos de Colombia - 11 agosto de 2026 [ES/EN]
  15. Situation Colombia - Food Security Outlook Update (August 2026 - January 2027): Earthquake impacts reduce food access in affected areas as El Niño strengthens
  16. Situation Resumen actualizado de la intervención psicosocial de ABBACOL - Fecha de resumen y actualización: 04-septiembre-2026
  17. Situation AMDA Emergency Relief #3: Earthquake in Colombia (7 September 2026)

No time stated by the source

Sources

  • Scientific record

    M 7.4 - 2 km SE of San José del Palmar, Colombia

    USGS

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  • Scientific record

    Earthquake in Colombia (episode 1724218)

    GDACS

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  • NGO report

    Colombia: Flash Update 001- Afectaciones por terremoto en 16 departamentos de Colombia - 10 agosto de 2026

    EHP Colombia, OCHA

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  • NGO report

    Colombia: Flash Update 003- Actualización afectaciones por terremoto en 13 departamentos de Colombia - 11 agosto de 2026 [ES/EN]

    EHP Colombia, OCHA

    View source
  • News report

    AMDA Emergency Relief #3: Earthquake in Colombia (7 September 2026)

    AMDA

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  • NGO report

    Resumen actualizado de la intervención psicosocial de ABBACOL - Fecha de resumen y actualización: 04-septiembre-2026

    Fundación Abba Colombia

    View source
  • NGO report

    Colombia - Food Security Outlook Update (August 2026 - January 2027): Earthquake impacts reduce food access in affected areas as El Niño strengthens

    FEWS NET

    View source

Evidence coverage

  • GDACS: alert record found and attached. Checked
  • GLIDE registry: not queried — this event already carries a GLIDE number. Checked
  • ReliefWeb: humanitarian reports found and attached. Checked