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5.5
Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Colombia
BOGOTA - An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the
Richter scale rocked the central and
northeastern parts of Colombia, the
Colombian Institute of Geology and Mining
said. There is no reports of casualties at
the moment.
The earthquake occurred at 11:26 a.m. (1626
GMT) loca time. Its epicenter was located in
the La Mesa de los Santos area in Santander
department, northeast of Colombia.
The epicenter has a depth of 143 kilometers,
which prevented severed damages, the rescue
teams said.
The earthquake was felt in the departments
of Santander, Boyaca, Cundinamarca,
Antioquia, Caldas, Risaralda and Quindio.
Rescue teams have been sent to all the
regions where the earthquake was felt to
determine if there were victims or damages.
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