Earthquake in Colombia

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On August 10, 2026, at 07:34 AM (12:34Z), a 7.4-magnitude earthquake

struck western Colombia near San José del Palmar in Chocó, causing damage

in Cali, Pereira, Quibdó, Manizales, and surrounding areas. CO2JC, Carlos

Alberto Santamaría González, IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinator,

reported that the Colombian Amateur Radio League (LCR) and affiliated

operators were working with the Colombian Red Cross to support damage

assessment and emergency communications in affected areas including the

Coffee Axis, the Pacific coast, Pereira, Dos Quebradas, Manizales,

Medellín, and Cali. Amateur radio operators are asked to keep clear the

emergency frequencies 3.985, 7.060, 7.240, 7.275, 14.300, 18.160, 21.360,

and 146.520 MHz simplex for possible relief traffic. https://www.iaru-

r1.org/2026/amateur-radio-active-in-colombian-earthquake-10-aug-2026/

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