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Earthquake strikes Colombia

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09/10/2007
03:23

Source: AP ©

A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on Richter
scale struck off the Pacific Coast of Colombia.
At least four people were injured in the country's rural
southwest corner.

Colombia on the map
(tiscali.co.uk)

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The quake at 8:49 p.m. Sunday (0149 GMT
Monday) was centered 32 kilometers (19 miles) from the surface
near the town of El Charco, about 380 kilometers (235 miles)
southwest of Bogota, Colombia's geological institute,
Ingeominas, reported.

The quake was
felt across several states in western Colombia, including the
cities of Cali and Popayan.

So far authorities have reported no deaths or
major damages.

In the town of El Charco, near the epicenter,
Caracol Radio reported there were four people injured after
some 20 homes near the coast collapsed or damaged by flooding.

"We'll know more when the sun rises and can
do a full survey of the hardest hit area but it doesn't appear
to have caused any deaths or major damage," said Carlos
Sanchez, a seismologist for Ingeominas.

Earthquakes are a frequent occurrence across
the Andean nation, though are rarely deadly.

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