Colombian Locality Affected by Strong Seism

Seism in Colombia

A fierce seism with a 7,1 magnitude in the Richter Scale was felt at 20 kilometres from the locality La Vega, Colombia. The natural phenomena occurred last Sunday around 13:31 (GMT).

According to the report of the Seismological Service of the United States, USGS, the epicentre of the seism was at 9 kilometres from the locality of Isnos, with a depth of 168 kilometres. The Colombian newspaper El Tiempo (The Time) informed that the quake was felt for a whole minute in the cities of Medellin, Cali and Bogota.

Meanwhile the Colombian authorities made a calling to the population so this one remains calm, but they have not delivered any official report about the event and there is no information about damages or victims. AV