# At least 132 killed in Colombia’s largest earthquake in years

https://mins.news/en/video/18661

- BBC News, 2026-08-11 02:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvitQ9eATuU

> At least 132 people have died after one of Colombia’s strongest earthquakes in years struck the country. A state of emergency has been declared, while fears remain that people are trapped beneath collapsed buildings and that the death toll could increase. The magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit at 07:34 local time at a depth of 103km, according to Colombia’s geological service. Tremors were felt across hundreds of miles of western Colombia, with many deaths reported in Chocó province.

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