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A powerful earthquake has caused significant damage in Colombia's Pacific coast, officials say.
Nubia Carolina Córdoba, governor Chocó province, said people had been injured but did not specify how many. She also said she was concerned about possible aftershocks.
The magnitude-7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 96km (60 miles), Colombia's geological service said.
The quake comes less than two months after twin quakes devastated the north of neighbouring Venezuela, killing more than 6,100 people.
The epicentre of Monday's quake was 5km east of the village of San José del Palmar, but could be felt hundreds of kilometres to the east in the capital, Bogotá, where several buildings were evacuated.
Colombian newspaper El Tiempo shared footage it was taken in the city of Manizales, in the country's coffee region, showing a collapsed building and people shouting to those they fear could be trapped underneath.


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