Tremors Continue in Chocó: Multiple Earthquakes Reported in Istmina and San José del Palmar, Epicenters of 7.4 Magnitude Quake in Colombia

Colombia continues to feel the earth move following a devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake, with a series of smaller tremors reported on August 11. The seismic activity, primarily concentrated in the Chocó and Santander regions, adds to the ongoing crisis after the initial powerful quake.

Colombians were jolted awake in the early morning hours by multiple seismic events. The Colombian Geological Service reported that the most significant tremors registered a magnitude of 3.6. The first notable tremor occurred at 00:12 a.m., with its epicenter in San José del Palmar, Chocó. This was followed by another tremor of magnitude 3.0 at 00:54 a.m., located near Nóvita, also in Chocó.

Further seismic activity was recorded later in the morning. At 2:28 a.m., a tremor of magnitude 3.6 struck the municipality of Los Santos in the Santander department. Another event followed at 2:52 a.m., measuring 3.2 magnitude, with its epicenter near Sipi in Chocó. The final reported tremor occurred at 4:03 a.m., a 3.1 magnitude event originating in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 107 kilometers off the coast of Mosquera in Nariño.

These ongoing tremors are occurring while rescue teams are still working tirelessly to find survivors and recover bodies from the rubble left by the catastrophic 7.4 magnitude earthquake. That earlier event has already claimed at least 132 lives and left numerous others injured. The search for life beneath collapsed buildings continues relentlessly.