Central Colombia hit by 5.8 magnitude earthquake

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Central Colombia hit by 5.8 magnitude earthquake*

Reuters

BOGOTA - A shallow earthquake measuring 5.7 magnitude hit central
Colombia on Saturday, shaking buildings in the capital, Bogota,
witnesses and the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake was centred 33 miles east-southeast of Bogota at a depth of
2.2 miles , the USGS said. The agency initially reported a magnitude of 5.8.

(Reporting by Patrick Markey in Bogota; Editing by Peter Cooney)