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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - A moderately strong earthquake struck the centre-west of Colombia today, causing material damage and possibly contributing to a death, authorities said. — Reuters pic
BOGOTA, Jan 19 — A moderately strong earthquake struck the centre-west of Colombia today, causing material damage and possibly contributing to a death, authorities said.
“At 6.26am local time (1126 GMT/7.26pm Malaysian time) an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 was registered at a depth of 33 kilometres, located in the municipality of Ansermanuevo,” John Makario London of the Colombian Geological Service said in a media video.
He said the “intermediate magnitude” quake caused cracks or damage to the facades of some buildings.
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Authorities in the town of El Aguila, near Ansermanuevo, reported the “possible death” of a woman.
The region’s secretary of risk management, Francisco Tenorio, told W Radio that the town’s mayor reported damage to the local hospital and was verifying whether the death of a woman was due to the quake.
Central Colombia is in a zone of high seismic activity. A 6.2 magnitude quake there in 1999, not far from Ansermanuevo, claimed nearly 1,200 lives. — AFP
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