Colombia: Earthquake of 6.3 shakes Bogota
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook Bogota and central Colombia at midday on Thursday. teleSUR
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00:00 A 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook Bogota and central Colombia around noon on Thursday,
00:05 according to reports from the US Geological Survey, and it is also reported that one person
00:10 died in the related incident.
00:12 Several aftershocks were registered after the earthquake.
00:16 The most recent was one around 8.15 local time, which according to the Colombian Geological
00:21 Survey was 5.1.
00:24 The mayor of Bogota, Claudia López Hernández, reported in a video posted on the social network
00:28 X that a woman died in an incident related to the quake.
00:32 The woman lived in the Madalena neighborhood in Ciudad Bolívar and apparently out of panic
00:37 jumped from the 10th floor and died.
00:39 López Hernández said that this was the only serious incident they had.
00:44 In the message, accompanying the video, the official also added that they deeply regret
00:48 the event and that they provided help teams to those who were with her in the house.