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A strong tremor of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale shook the center-west of the country in the early hours of this Friday, June 7.
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According to the report of the Colombian Geological Service (SGC), The epicenter of this earthquake was the municipality of Génova, in the south of the department of Quindío, where the earth moved at 2:55 in the morning this Friday.
The telluric movement It had a shallow depth (less than 30 kilometers) and its exact location was 3 kilometers from the town that borders the Central mountain range.
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The mayor of Genoa, Diego Sicua, in dialogue with Blu Radio He indicated that at 7:30 in the morning a meeting will be held with the Municipal Risk Management Unit to report possible impacts and take action.
In addition to Genoa, Caicedon (12 kilometers from the epicenter), in Valle del Cauca, and Pijao (15 km away) in Quindío, they also felt the tremor strongly due to their proximity to the epicenter.
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But it was not only there where the earthquake was felt, In the other 10 municipalities of Quindío, including its capital, Armenia, they reported the tremor, as well as in other locations in the Valle del Cauca, Risaralda, Caldas, Tolima, Cundinamarca, Huila and Caquetá.
Social media users reported having felt the movement in cities such as Pereira, Dosquebradas, Manizales, Ibagué, Cali, Palmira, Yumbo and Girardot. Also in Antioquia they reported that they felt it in Medellín and Bello, in the Aburrá Valley, and other municipalities in the Southwest.
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In the last five days, the Colombian Geological Service It has reported 112 earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 2.0 on the Richter scale. The earthquake reported in Quindío has been the highest in the last week.
