Buildings reportedly shake and sirens blare across the Colombian capital as folks rush into the streets.
A robust magnitude 6.3 earthquake has shaken the Colombian capital of Bogota, in response to america Geological Survey (USGS).
The USGS reported on Sunday morning that the quake struck close to town of Paratebueno in central Colombia, about 170 kilometres (105 miles) east of Bogota.
The Colombian Geological Service, nonetheless, reported that the magnitude of the shock was larger, registering a 6.5 on the Richter scale.
Reporters of the AFP information company on the bottom mentioned buildings shook and sirens sounded round Bogota as folks rushed out onto the streets for security.
Individuals gathered in parks and outdoors buildings of their pyjamas as mother and father tried to calm frightened youngsters whereas others looked for pets that had run away in the course of the tremor.
One aged girl instructed AFP that the shake was “very robust” as she made her approach down a number of flights of steps.
Al Jazeera’s Sanad verified the next movies filmed within the instant aftermath:
Estas son algunas imágenes de ciudadanos evacuando en Bogotá tras el fuerte temblor de 6.4 sentido sobre las 8:00 a.m. de este domingo 8 de junio. pic.twitter.com/UmOY5dOtXn
— BluRadio Colombia (@BluRadioCo) June 8, 2025
Translation: These are some pictures of residents evacuating in Bogotá after the robust 6.4 earthquake felt round 8:00 a.m. this Sunday, June 8.
The Mayor of Bogota, Carlos Galan, wrote on X that nobody was injured within the earthquake, in response to preliminary reviews.
“Right now, one individual is being handled for an nervousness assault and is being transferred to the Central Hospital. Up to now, minor structural injury and a few energy outages have been reported, however service has already been restored,” Galan added.
Central Colombia, a zone of excessive seismic exercise, has skilled an identical earthquake earlier than, which was recorded as a 6.2 magnitude quake in 1999, claiming practically 1,200 lives.
