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USGS via EPA
An intensity map shows the location of a strong 7-magnitude earthquake that struck southwestern Colombia.
A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake jolted southwestern Colombia on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, causing damage to more than 100 homes and injuring six people.
The quake, centered 6 miles southwest of Pasto, was 80.5 miles deep and was felt in Quito, Ecuador, 123 miles away, where buildings shook for at least two minutes, Reuters reported. Some residents were evacuated briefly in the Colombian capital, Bogota.
Five adults and a child suffered minor injuries and more than 100 buildings, mainly private homes, were damaged, Reuters reported.
"For the time being, the assessment shows that 124 homes, a health clinic and three schools have been damaged, and a church was destroyed, but no one was killed or disappeared," said Carlos Ivan Marquez, the head of the national emergency services office.
Marquez said they have not issued a tsunami warning and there have been no aftershocks.
USGS originally reported the tremor, which happened at 9:16 a.m. ET, had a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.
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Those sheep ranchers in Navada will have beach front property soon...
According to what I read, the earthquake was in "COLOMBIA" South America. I think you guys made a little mistake typing. Good luck!
100% in agreement.
Pride in grammar and proofreading for content seems to be a fast fading attribute in journalism...
*grammer, attribbute
I'm in Guayaquil, Ecuador which is a few hundred mile from the center of the quake. I was in my bed at Hilton hotel and suddenly the power to the hotel went off and my hotel room shook for about 45 secs and all I hear was screaming and the rattling of lamps and items in the room.
This is my first quake and what a ................................................ JUST RIGHT NOW THE POWER TURNED OFF AGAIN.....CRAZY!!
I would say Mother Nature is in an interesting mood lately.What with blizzards, volcanoes,flooding, earthquakes and the soon coming asteroid brushing past earth. From over the past week and into the next. She just wants to spoil us it seems AND to keep on our toes! It's one of those smorgasbords where you choose your favorite event, grab some popcorn and enjoy the spectacle. But let's hope no one gets hurt mean while. :-P
Mark Clipp
CRAZY....... NO POWER TO SEND EMAIL CRAZY Indeed
Glad you can tell us YOU were the ONLY one with power in the Hotel
International Living is having their annual get together this weekend in Quito to take hundreds of dollars from each attendee to convince them to move to Ecuador. I am sure this earthquake helped emphasize the adventure of moving to the Andes.
Little mistake typing: Colombia not Columbia. Just helping to provide reliable information.
Can someone fix the headline. Colombia...not Columbia.
Uhhh, I think you need to learn how to spell Colombia.
COLOMBIA.
I lived in Japan. There's always earthquakes in Japan. No big deal.
But what about the side affects like that massive tidal wave and those nuclear power plant meltdowns?
Has already been said - shame on you for spelling Colombia wrong.
Right on Cassie! Columbia is a university, the name of the U.S. capital district, the female personification of America, the name of many cities, and of a former Space Shuttle. Colombia is a South American country. MSNBC, I'm available for proofreading!
MSNBC don't need no stinkin' proofreading.
Hooked on Phonics! Just spell it as it sounds!....lol
Just like the classic R.E.M song .( It's the end as the world as we know it ). It's happening and if you're in denial well that's your state of mind. But it's coming . And when it does i will have a fine expensive bottle of scotch and a fatty that will put me into a sublime state of mind. Good luck to all of you it's not going to happen @!$%#s.
I get the impression that you have all ready opened that bottle of Scotch.
Honestly. It's bad enough I can't get my Spanish students to spell Colombia correctly. I'd like for them to be able to rely on NBC's World News for web assignments, but... yeah...
Hey, did they spell Colombia wrong? I don't think anyone has mentioned it yet... It's as if NBC News set fire to a bus of babies.
"Columbia" is the brand of clothing, "Colombia" is the South American country.
Thanks for clearing that up... Now, since you've mastered that, go tackle the definition of "facetious."
Where is Juan Valdez when you need him.Look folks if this world is doomed than it's doomed.
It was named after Christopher Colombus?
Yes, Doug. Colombia is named after Cristóbal Colon (Spanish), whose given name was Cristoforo Colombo (Italian).
Only the Columbias in the English speaking world were named after Christopher Columbus.
They fixed it!....lol..
To Andrew Mach, Staff Writer, NBC News, You're fired! COLOMBIA... COLOMBIA... COLOMBIA... COLOMBIA... COLOMBIA...Write it 100 times and perhaps you will get it right next time. Good luck!
Thanks Andrew...Well done!
I have friends over in colombia and I know colombia is under the faults. This is one part of the faults that hardly ever moves. Which is Good, we don't really need earthquakes that do damages. Colombia's economy is over suffering alot and an earthquake would damage the economy even more, it will unit the people out of fear of God but the economy would get hurt. 6.9 earthquake is a pretty strong earthquake though.
Mi pobre COLOMBIA. I hope there is aid for the pastusos. Major volcano there too.. ufff PLEASE !! COLOMBIA, NOT ColUmbia !!!
I am a couple of hundred miles north in a different Colombian city and as an engineer was quite intrigued by the response of our earthquake resistant home . This was the strongest of four or five I have experienced , I think . No damage to the house or contents .
What the heck are you all talking about I see colombia not columbia. And by the way cali is not the capital of salsa but they are welcome to use it. The capital of salsa is habana, cuba remember that!!!!!
You are late!
Y todos ustedes escriban en espanol si pueden. al cabo es nuestro lenguaje, el primer lenguaje que aprendimos y nuestros padres nos ensenaron. So no tengan miedo de escribir en espano on que estemos en estados unidos, al cabo oficialmente tenemos un estado que oficialmente el lenguaje de ese estado es florida, un estado con muchas flores. Y si pueden miren a este link es una machina que manipula el clima y puede causar terremotos
pedrora, Yo creo que estas un poco loca, chica. Hasta la proxima y espero que no sera pronto y yo tambien no tengo miedo de escribir en 'espano'.
ciao.
Learn to write in Spanish Pedrora....Te veo grave! lol