Earthquake Bogota : A magnitude 6.1 was recorded southeast of Bogotá on Thursday, and was announced on X.
A strong earthquake hit Colombia this Thursday at 12:04 p.m. (7:04 p.m. Paris time), announced on X (ex-Twitter) the Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGG), Colombian geological service. The earthquake, measuring 6.1, caused a brief wind of panic in the streets of the Colombian capital, AFP noted.
#SismosColombiaSGC Evento Sísmico – Boletín Actualizado 1, 2023-08-17, 12:04 hora local Magnitud 6.1, Profundidad Superficial (Menor a 30 km), El Calvario – Meta, Colombia ¿Sintió este sismo? repórtelo https://t.co/pgC7OC2O7j https://t.co/63pt8nVsSe #Temblor #Sismo pic.twitter.com/Drujsfyq4G
— Servicio Geológico Colombiano (@sgcol) August 17, 2023
Earthquake Bogota :Panic scenes
Buildings shook, sirens went off and thousands of people, some in panic, immediately came out of the buildings to rush into the streets, it was found.
Fresh video coming in of #Bogota earthquake. #Bogotá #Colombia #temblorbogota #TemblorColombia #Temblor #terremoto #deprem #sismos #SismosColombiaSGC #earthquake pic.twitter.com/e0HViH3eM0
— Shadab Javed (@JShadab1) August 18, 2023
Workers rushed down from a building under construction to find refuge, among hundreds of other onlookers, in a crowded nearby park.
A second tremor took place about ten minutes later, again causing cries of fear and brief panic. However, no damage to the buildings was visible.
Half an hour after the earthquake, the authorities had not yet officially reported any casualties or damage. The epicenter of the earthquake was located in the locality of El Calvario, 40 km southeast of Bogota, and at a depth of 30 km, according to the geological service.
More fear than harm earthquake rocks Bogota
The quake, with a magnitude of 6.1, took place at 12:04 p.m. (5:04 p.m. GMT), according to a bulletin from the Colombian geological service published on the X network (formerly Twitter). Buildings shook, sirens went off and thousands of people, some in panic, immediately came out of the buildings to rush into the streets, it was found.
Workers rushed down from a building under construction to find refuge, among hundreds of other onlookers, in a crowded nearby park.
A second tremor took place about ten minutes later, again causing cries of fear and brief panic. However, no damage to the buildings was visible.
