Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Strikes Western Colombia
Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake – 5 km S of San José del Palmar, Colombia
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on August 10, 2026, at a depth of about 110 km. The event, caused by strike-slip faulting within the subducting Nazca plate, is classified as an intermediate-depth earthquake. Such quakes typically produce less intense shaking than shallow ones but are felt over a broader region. This is the largest earthquake in the area since 1950, with previous large events occurring near the coast.
Intermediate-depth earthquakes represent deformation within subducted slabs rather than at the shallow plate interface between subducting and overriding tectonic plates.