07 October 2024,   02:48
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Magnitude 6.3 quake shakes Colombian capital, 1 dead

A strong earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck the Colombian capital Bogota, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, prompting frightened residents to flee into the street and leading a woman to fall to her death, writes Reuters.

There were no immediate reports of major damage from the quake, which Colombia’s national geological service reported as a magnitude 6.1.

Tragedy struck in the southeast of the capital, where one woman fell to her death out of a window during the quake, Mayor Claudia Lopez said on X [formerly known as Twitter].

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