BOGOTA, Oct. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck northwest Colombia Sunday afternoon and no casualties have been reported.
According to the Colombian national Web of earthquake information, the quake struck at 5:07 p.m. local time (20:07 GMT) and was centered 112 km beneath the earth surface in the suburb of Sipi in northwest province of Choco. The quake was felt in some parts of the country, including capital Bagota.
Rescue organization in Colombia has released no information of casualties and property loss, but according to local media, a house collapsed in Pijao in Tolima Province in the earthquake.
Another quake with a magnitude 2.9 hit Bogota on Oct. 1, which caused no deaths. Eight days ago a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in neighboring Peru shook Bogota and some other parts of Colombia, with no report of death and property loss on the Colombian side. Enditem |