{
  "id": 490658,
  "title": "Colombia rocked by 7.4 magnitude earthquake—its largest in the past decade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/colombia-rocked-by-7-4-magnitude-earthquake-its-largest-in-the-past",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T17:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Scientific American",
    "slug": "scientific-american",
    "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/colombia-rocked-by-7-4-magnitude-earthquake-its-largest-in-the-last-decade/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia on Monday, causing significant damage across the western part of the country and claiming dozens of lives. This seismic event marks the strongest quake to hit Colombia in the past ten years. The tremor occurred in the region of Chocó, located approximately 150 miles west of Bogotá, at 7:34 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Geologists believe the earthquake was caused by stress building up within the Nazca tectonic plate, rather than the interaction of tectonic plates. The earthquake's depth of 66 miles allowed its effects to be felt across a wide geographic area, but the energy dispersed, resulting in less severe shaking. Colombia's interior minister recently announced that over 20 municipalities across the nation were impacted by the disaster.",
  "summary": "This seismic event is of a similar magnitude to the pair of earthquakes that hit Venezuela in June",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "At least 73 dead after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits western Colombia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/at-least-73-dead-after-7-4-magnitude-earthquake-hits-western-colombia",
        "published": "2026-08-10T16:18:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Shakira sends emotional message after deadly Colombia earthquake: ‘My heart is with everyone’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/shakira-sends-emotional-message-after-deadly-colombia-earthquake-my",
        "published": "2026-08-10T19:22:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "At least 111 killed as 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Colombia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/at-least-111-killed-as-7-4-magnitude-earthquake-hits-colombia",
        "published": "2026-08-10T23:34:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}