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Colombia | Earthquake - Operation Update #1 (MDRCO036)

Summary by Christgiving Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, as published by ReliefWeb · September 22, 2026 · 1 min read

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A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis On 10 August 2026 at 07:34 local time, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, with its epicentre near the municipality of San José del Palmar in Chocó Department, at a depth of 103 km. The earthquake was followed by multiple aftershocks

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Byline on source page	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, as published by ReliefWeb
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Source published	Sep 22, 2026
Indexed here	Sep 23, 2026
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