Colombia News » Choco News Colombia » Choco » Places: Colombia Earthquake: Powerful 7.4 Quake Hits Chocó as Tourism and Airports Assess Damage
A powerful 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia’s Chocó region, damaging buildings and triggering emergency responses across several cities. As authorities assess injuries and infrastructure, attention is ...
News Colombia » Choco » Places: Colombia earthquake: 294 dead, recovery tests new president in conflict-torn Choco
Seven days after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake tore through western Colombia, the confirmed death toll has reached 294 — making this the country's deadliest seismic disaster since 1999 — with 320 people ...
News Colombia » Choco » Places: Hip-hop freestyle contest promotes health prevention in Chocó, Colombia
PAHO/WHO Colombia fosters health prevention and promotion actions in municipalities of the Chocó Department, near the Pacific coast. Three hip-hop youth groups will tour several localities in the ...
News Colombia » Choco » Places: Goal Click Refugees: Quibdó, Chocó, Colombia
In Colombia, forced internal displacement affects millions of people; nearly 8.3 million since 1985, out of whom 6.8 million require assistance. In the department of Chocó, located on Colombia’s ...
News Colombia » Choco » Places: Colombia Earthquake: 294 Dead, Recovery Tests New President in Conflict-Torn Choco
A woman walks next to a destroyed house after a 7.4 earthquake in Quibdo, Colombia on August 16, 2026. ESTEBAN VEGA LA-ROTTA/AFP via Getty Images Seven days after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake tore ...