At least 47 people have been killed, and more were trapped below buildings after a powerful earthquake shook Colombia, damaging or collapsing buildings in several cities and sending residents rushing into the streets, officials and witnesses said.
The Colombian Geological Service and the US Geological Survey (USGS) measured the quake at 7.4, with its epicentre about 100 kilometres (60 miles) underground in western Colombia early on Monday.
Colombian authorities initially recorded the magnitude at 6.6.
The tremor was felt across Colombia and in neighbouring Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela.
Officials said there was no immediate tsunami threat.
Damage reported across western Colombia
In Choco province, the governor reported injuries and significant damage in the capital, Quibdo, where footage showed a collapsed building.
Buildings were also damaged in Pereira and Manizales, in Colombia's coffee-growing Eje Cafetero region.
Cali Mayor Alejandro Eder said the city had suffered major damage and that authorities were using drones to assess the situation.
Several airports in western Colombia suspended operations as authorities checked infrastructure.
In Bogota, residents evacuated buildings and gathered outside as emergency sirens sounded.
Mayor Carlos Galan said initial assessments suggested the capital had largely avoided major structural damage, with cracks reported on some building facades.
Residents describe a violent jolt
Martha Estrada, a 66-year-old resident of the coffee-growing region, told AFP that power and mobile phone services were disrupted.
"There is no electricity or cell phone coverage," she said. "It was strong, really strong. Things fell in my house."
In Bogota, 29-year-old Valeria Polo described the earthquake as "very, very strong."
Emergency and medical teams moved into affected areas to assess casualties and damage, while authorities continued monitoring for aftershocks and additional structural failures.
President Abelardo de la Espriella said he would travel to the affected region as emergency operations continued.
