Powerful Earthquake in Western Colombia Kills at Least 82

A powerful earthquake hit San José del Palmar, Chocó, on August 10, 2026. It struck 103 km underground along a fault line where Earth's tectonic plates collide. The Guardian, citing Reuters, reported at least 82 dead. Colombia's SGC called it the strongest quake ever measured, though a larger one struck the Pacific coast in 1906.