Overview
- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck near San José del Palmar, Chocó, on Monday, August 10, has left roughly 287 people dead, about 3,900 injured and hundreds missing according to Colombia's UNGRD.
- Rescue teams worked through the critical 72‑hour window and have reported several hundred people rescued so far while Colombia's government declared an economic emergency and proposed a large reconstruction plan for the worst‑hit areas.
- A separate magnitude 7.7 quake off Flores, Indonesia, occurred at shallow depth and triggered tsunami monitoring, with early local reports of at least 20 deaths, structural damage and a sequence of strong aftershocks.
- Mexico's seismic service reported continued activity from the July 17 Chiapas event with 1,641 aftershocks recorded by August 13 and routine low‑magnitude quakes elsewhere that have not caused new damage.
- National and international agencies are leading damage inspections, humanitarian relief and monitoring to prevent further loss, and officials warn that circulating social‑media 'predictions' are unverified and should not replace official advisories.