Aftershocks and travel: stay cautious without panicking
Essential safety actions and checks before any journey.
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Priority file · August 10, 2026 earthquake
All earthquake articles
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Investigations, explanations and advice
Colombia earthquake: what we know on August 11
Local tolls remain provisional and cover different areas while search operations continue.
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Phones, electricity and roads: when vital networks falter
Interdependent infrastructure that must be restored carefully.
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Buildings and hospitals: what seismic standards can save
Older structures, informal construction and the life-saving role of collapse-prevention standards.
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From Chocó to the Coffee Region: cities and fractures exposed
A human map of the impact, from the epicentral area to major cities.
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Rescue, reconnect and help: solidarity in the hardest hours
Neighbours, firefighters, canine teams and health workers form a chain of assistance.
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The earthquake is the new government’s first crisis test
Disaster decree, deployments, fairness for Chocó and oversight of public money.
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The first 24 hours: a night spent searching for survivors
From the 7:34 a.m. shock to the searches carried out through the night.
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Why did so many buildings fail? Questions the earthquake demands
Permits, soil studies, plans, construction records and inspections an inquiry must obtain.
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Why the ground shook so far away and for so long
Magnitude, depth, subduction and site effects explained without feeding rumours.
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