Strong earthquake shakes Colombia
Pastor Dale Morgan
Strong earthquake shakes Colombia*
2009-10-28
BOGOTA, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) - An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the
Richter scale rocked the central and northeastern parts of Colombia, the
Colombian Institute of Geology and Mining said. There is no reports of
casualties at the moment.
The earthquake occurred at 11:26 a.m. (1626 GMT) loca time. Its
epicenter was located in the La Mesa de los Santos area in Santander
department, northeast of Colombia.
The epicenter has a depth of 143 kilometers, which prevented severed
damages, the rescue teams said.
The earthquake was felt in the departments of Santander, Boyaca,
Cundinamarca, Antioquia, Caldas, Risaralda and Quindio.
Rescue teams have been sent to all the regions where the earthquake
was felt to determine if there were victims or damages.