{
  "id": 500997,
  "title": "Rodrigo León, Colombian geologist and earthquake expert: “There will be aftershocks, citizens must prepare themselves”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/rodrigo-leon-geologo-colombiano-experto-en-terremotos-habra-replicas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T20:44:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais",
    "slug": "el-pais",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2026-08-10/rodrigo-leon-geologo-colombiano-experto-en-terremotos-habra-replicas-la-ciudadania-tiene-que-prepararse.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Rodrigo Alejandro León, a professor in the Geosciences department at the University of the Andes, explains the characteristics of the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday morning and has already left over a hundred dead. “It occurred at a depth of between 90 and 110 km. If it had been closer to the surface, it would have caused much more damage,” he says. A seismologist and geologist who is an expert in earthquakes, with a focus on assessing seismic threats, he explains that there will be a long sequence of aftershocks over the coming months. “Citizens need to prepare themselves.”",
  "summary": "The scientist clarifies that the earthquake was not due to a collision, but “to a detachment inside the Nazca plate”, with less lethal effects.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}