Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 06:21pm on 08 Jun 2025,Sunday Weather & Environment
A magnitude 6.3–6.5 earthquake rocked central Colombia on June 8, 2025, centered near Paratebueno in the Cundinamarca region at approximately 10 km depth. Authorities reported eight injuries including four in Paratebueno and two in Medina with structural damage ranging from collapsed homes and a church wall to landslides, cracked roads, and snapped power lines. In Bogotá, buildings swayed, elevators trapped occupants, some experienced panic attacks, and localized outages occurred. Multiple aftershocks between magnitude 4.0 and 4.6 followed. Authorities mobilized disaster response teams to assess safety and infrastructure impacts. Despite alarming scenes, no fatalities have been reported as evacuation and emergency protocols remain active.
