M 7.4 in Colombia on 10 Aug 2026 12:34 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1557236
Earthquake Magnitude: 7.4M
Depth: 110.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 4.8436 , -76.2422
Event Date: 10 Aug 2026 12:34 UTC
10 Aug 2026 07:34 Local
Exposed Population: 1.5 million (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 10 Aug 2026 13:56 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4 (Colombia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.7 1.7
us6000tjl2 Scaled population (raster) 4.96  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.87  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Terremoto in Colombia, 20 morti tra Manizales e Pereira 8/10/2026 3:16:00 PM.

(ANSA) – BOGOTÀ, 10 AGO – È di almeno 20 morti il bilancio ancora provvisorio del terremoto di magnitudo 7.4 che questa mattina ha colpito la Colombia. Lo riferisce il quotidiano El Espectador, secondo cui le vittime sono state accertate ne
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Two dead in Colombian earthquake, others trapped 8/10/2026 3:15:00 PM.

At least two people have been killed in a powerful earthquake in western ?Colombia, which downed buildings and left people trapped in the rubble, authorities say. Two ?people were killed in the town of Manizales, Mayor Jorge Eduardo Rojas
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Two dead in Colombian earthquake, others trapped 8/10/2026 3:15:00 PM.

At least two people have been killed in a powerful earthquake in western ?Colombia, which downed buildings and left people trapped in the rubble, authorities say. Two ?people were killed in the town of Manizales, Mayor Jorge Eduardo Rojas
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Zona altamente sismica, il Paese su tre placche 8/10/2026 3:15:00 PM.

È stato di magnitudo 7,4 e si è verificato alle 7.34 ora locale, alla profondità di 96 km, a San José del Palmar, nello stato colombiano di Chocó il devastante terremoto in Colombia. Il rischio sismico. La catena montuosa delle Ande è, in g
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),