Earthquake shook the southwest of Colombia

The seismological network of Colombia reported that yesterday at 18:22 the southwest of the country was shaken by an earthquake of 4.6 degrees, however so far the authorities have not reported victims.

The network indicated that the quake had a superficial depth of less than 30 km and was felt especially in the city of Cali, capital of the  Department of Valle.

According to El Pais newspaper from Cali, four houses were affected in the municipality of Dagua. The tabloid also said that the earthquake caused panic in the inhabitants of the high buildings in the city of Cali and was strongly felt in municipalities like Yumbo, Jamundí, Cartago and Pereira.

The director of the risk management unit, Carlos Iván Márquez, said through his Twitter account that “damages have not been reported” and ruled out  a tsunami alert, since the Department’s Valley is located on the coast of the Colombian pacific sea.