Strong quake hits Colombia
2013-02-09 22:02
Bogota - A strong earthquake rocked southwestern Colombia on Saturday rattling
residents near the border with Ecuador, but there were no reports of deaths or
major damage, according to local media.
The US Geological Survey measured the quake at 7.0 magnitude. Its epicenter
was 10 km southwest of Pasto, near the border with Ecuador, and was 130 km
deep.
The quake was felt hundreds of kilometres south in Quito, where buildings
shook for at least two minutes. Some residents of the Colombian capital,
Bogota, briefly evacuated buildings.
But according to local media in Ecuador and Colombia there were no immediate
reports of damage to infrastructure.
"Authorities said the quake was deep and ask people to stay calm,"
Colombian media network Caracol reported in a Tweet.
