A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit Colombia on Tuesday, shaking buildings in several cities including the capital, Bogota, where residents poured into the streets in panic, but there were no reports of ...

Second Colombia earthquake in recent months People remain on the streets after an eartquake in Bogota, on August 17, 2023. A strong earthquake shook Bogota midday on Thursday, causing a brief wind of ...

Colombia has Earth's highest coastal mountain range, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Email Becky Oskin or follow her @beckyoskin. Follow us @OAPlanet, Facebook & Google+.

Central Colombia is in a zone of high seismic activity. A 6.2 magnitude quake there in 1999 claimed nearly 1,200 lives.

Image Gallery: This Millennium's Destructive Earthquakes The 10 Biggest Earthquakes in History Infographic: Tallest Mountain to Deepest Ocean Trench Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer ...