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5.6 magnitude earthquake hits Colombia

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Agência Brasil Internacional3 hours agoWorld1 min readBrazil

5.6 magnitude earthquake hits Colombia

The tremor caused structural damage and left at least one injured in the city of Chaparral

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A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Chaparral region, Colombia, in the early hours of Tuesday.
The tremor caused damage to a church, injured one person and prompted the evacuation of residents in Bogotá and other affected areas.

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The country has a history of significant seismic events, with previous records of large-scale natural disasters.

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A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck a vast area of central and western Colombia in the early hours of Tuesday (3), injuring at least one person and causing damage, according to authorities.

Residents ran into the streets when they felt the tremor in the department of Tolima, as shown in videos posted on social media.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of about 19 km in the city of Chaparral, according to the Geological Survey of Colombia.

One person was injured when a wall fell at a residence in Chaparral, and part of a church structure collapsed in a nearby region, without causing any injuries, reported the National Disaster Risk Management Unit (UNGRD).

In the capital Bogotá, more than 150 km from the earthquake site, evacuations were reported in some residential complexes, UNGRD added.

After the first tremor, several other secondary ones were recorded with magnitudes of up to 3.5, according to the geological authority.

Colombia was hit in August by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake, one of the most devastating natural disasters in the country's history, which left 335 dead and more than 4,500 injured.

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What is the total extent of structural damage in the Tolima region?
What is the injured person's health status?

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This article was originally published by Agência Brasil Internacional.