M6.3 earthquake shakes Colombia’s capital Bogota
23:21, 8 June 2025
A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake has shaken the Colombian capital of Bogota, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Al Jazeera reported.
The USGS reported on Sunday morning that the quake struck near the city of Paratebueno in central Colombia, about 170 kilometres (105 miles) east of Bogota.
The Colombian Geological Service, however, reported that the magnitude of the shock was higher, registering a 6.5 on the Richter scale.
The Mayor of Bogota, Carlos Galan, wrote on X that no one was injured in the earthquake, according to preliminary reports.
Earlier it was reported that more than 3,700 died, and nearly 5,100 got injured in twin earthquakes in Myanmar.