A strong earthquake followed by dozens of aftershocks rattled central Colombia and the capital Bogota on Thursday, setting off sirens and sparking brief panic, including in one woman who died after jumping from a building, authorities said.
No major damage was reported, but Bogota's mayor noted"reports of people trapped in elevators and other minor events."
Buildings shook and sirens sounded as thousands of panicked residents poured into the streets of the capital, gripping their cell phones as they called loved ones, AFP journalists observed. Central Colombia is very seismically active and features one of the country's main geological faults.US diplomat Francisco Palmieri was giving a speech at a Bogota hotel when the quake hit, as seen in a video of the session, which was attended by President Gustavo Petro.
A landslide was reported in Villavicencio, while reportedly only the windows of homes and businesses were affected in El Calvario, according to an update from the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management.
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