5.3-Degree Quake Shakes
Colombian-Venezuelan
Border
A 5.3 degree
Richter-scale earthquake
shook on Friday the
Norte de Santander
department, bordering
Venezuela, but neither
victims nor material
damages were reported,
reported Colombia's
Seismological Network.
Colombian earthquake
expert Fernando Aguirre
said the quake, occurred
at 11:36 local time
(1636 GMT), was felt by
inhabitants in Cucuta,
capital of Norte de
Santander Department,
although rescue teams
did not receive calls to
report victims nor
damages.
The earthquake's
epicenter was located at
10 km from Zapatoca
municipality, with a 5.3
degree magnitude and 300
km deep.
Many Colombian regions
have been hit by
earthquakes in recent
days, although experts
do not believe any of
them are interrelated.
Aguirre said an
electricity post
suffered damages in
Cucuta but reiterated
that rescue teams
reported that everything
is normal.
Officials discarded
major damages, although
Cucuta's inhabitants
felt a strong shake. |
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