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Western ColombiaDisasterNews-derivedmedium confidenceSourcing reviewed 2026-09-12

Western Colombia Earthquake

A magnitude-7.4 earthquake in western Colombia reportedly killed hundreds and caused $9.57 billion in damage.

Severity score

30.0

Limited · default weighting

Trajectory

Steady

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What this is

A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia near San José del Palmar, causing widespread structural damage and building collapses. Reports variously cite 47, at least 111, or more than 100 deaths as the toll rose.

The highest specific reported toll is 111. No reliable estimate is given for injuries, displacement or financial losses.

Score breakdown

Each factor is a 0–100 relative severity index, not the raw figure or a specific time period. The actual counts and periods are listed under "Standardized Impact" on the right.

Loss of life

24

Direct and attributable mortality, normalised across annual and cumulative tolls.

Lives negatively impacted

29

People displaced, injured, food-insecure, exposed or otherwise materially harmed.

Financial cost

49

Direct damage, lost output and health-system spend attributable to the event.

Environmental impact

10

Emissions, habitat and biodiversity loss, contamination and irreversibility.

Trajectory

42

Whether the situation is escalating, and how much worse it is plausibly getting.

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