First 72 hours

Disaster timeline

Every event cited. Auto-appended each morning with the latest verified news.

August 10, 2026, 7:34:28 a.m. (Colombia time)Seismic
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes western Colombia
August 10, 2026, 8:04:52 a.m. (Colombia time)Official
DIMAR rules out tsunami threat on the Colombian Pacific coast
August 10, 2026, noon (Colombia time)Seismic
SGC confirms 18 aftershocks before noon
August 10, 2026, afternoon (Colombia time)Infrastructure
Partial collapse of the Manizales Cathedral tower
August 10, 2026, afternoon (Colombia time)Infrastructure
Partial collapse of the Hospital Universitario del Valle in Cali
August 10, 2026, evening (Colombia time)Official
De la Espriella's government declares a national disaster the same day as the quake
August 10, 2026, night (Colombia time)Political
Cali declares public calamity and imposes a curfew
August 10, 2026, night (Colombia time)Rescue
The Army deploys five specialized platoons and humanitarian aid
August 10, 2026, night (Colombia time)Official
UNGRD issues initial toll: more than 100 dead and hundreds injured
August 11, 2026, morning (Colombia time)Seismic
Additional collapses reported in Pereira: four-story building crumbles
August 11, 2026 (Colombia time)Political
Government announces economic emergency and three days of national mourning
August 11, 2026 (Colombia time)International
More than 12 countries offer international aid and reconstruction cooperation
August 11, 2026, 11:00 a.m. (Colombia time)Political
Decreto 1171 of 2026 declares a twelve-month national disaster
August 11, 2026, midday (Colombia time)Seismic
Nearly 100 aftershocks registered by the second day
August 11, 2026 (Colombia time)Rescue
Medicina Legal identifies first 22 victims as national toll surpasses 200 dead
August 11, 2026, evening (Colombia time)Official
UN OCHA reports 224 dead, 195 missing, and humanitarian response underway
August 12, 2026, midday (Colombia time)Official
Asocapitales reports 265 dead nationally in Consolidated Report No. 17
August 12, 2026 (Colombia time)Seismic
New tremor shakes Cali and worsens infrastructure damage
August 12, 2026, 8:00 p.m. (Colombia time)Rescue
Medicina Legal: 230 bodies received, 205 identified, 140 already returned to families
August 13, 2026, 9:30 a.m. (Colombia time)Official
UNGRD reports 281 dead, 3,971 injured, and 379 missing
August 13, 2026 (Colombia time)Aid
Al Jazeera documents how Colombian hospitals adapt to save lives despite damage
August 13, 2026, 72 hours after the quake (Colombia time)Aid
Chocó, 72 hours after the earthquake, declares itself "in crisis but more stable"

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes western Colombia

DIMAR rules out tsunami threat on the Colombian Pacific coast

SGC confirms 18 aftershocks before noon

Partial collapse of the Manizales Cathedral tower

Partial collapse of the Hospital Universitario del Valle in Cali

De la Espriella's government declares a national disaster the same day as the quake

Cali declares public calamity and imposes a curfew

The Army deploys five specialized platoons and humanitarian aid

UNGRD issues initial toll: more than 100 dead and hundreds injured

Additional collapses reported in Pereira: four-story building crumbles

Government announces economic emergency and three days of national mourning

More than 12 countries offer international aid and reconstruction cooperation

Decreto 1171 of 2026 declares a twelve-month national disaster

Nearly 100 aftershocks registered by the second day

Medicina Legal identifies first 22 victims as national toll surpasses 200 dead

UN OCHA reports 224 dead, 195 missing, and humanitarian response underway

Asocapitales reports 265 dead nationally in Consolidated Report No. 17

New tremor shakes Cali and worsens infrastructure damage

Medicina Legal: 230 bodies received, 205 identified, 140 already returned to families

UNGRD reports 281 dead, 3,971 injured, and 379 missing

Al Jazeera documents how Colombian hospitals adapt to save lives despite damage

Chocó, 72 hours after the earthquake, declares itself "in crisis but more stable"