00:00At 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, August 26, the Colombian Geological Survey
00:05A new earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was recorded at a depth of 149 kilometers in Los Angeles.
00:11Santos, in the department of Santander. This morning's earthquake, which was felt in
00:15more than 100 municipalities, especially in the departments of Santander, Boyacá and Antioquia,
00:20It was recorded 16 days after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that had its epicenter in San
00:25José del Palmar, Chocó, and which to date has left 331 people dead, 4,449 injured,
00:33240 people missing, as well as damage to thousands of homes in Chocó, Valle del Cauca
00:38Cauca, Risaralda, and Caldas. Given the close proximity in time between both events, on social media
00:43The question has arisen as to whether the earthquake on Wednesday, August 26, is related to
00:47The one on Monday, August 10th. Several people are also wondering why there are so many earthquakes.
00:51in Colombia. The first thing that is important to mention, as has been repeated on several occasions,
00:55According to the Colombian Geological Survey, Colombia is a seismically active country due to its
01:00geological and tectonic configuration. In our territory, hundreds of kilometers away
01:05At a depth of several tectonic plates converge, such as the Nazca, South American, and South American plates.
01:10Caribbean. However, seismic activity is not uniform across the country. As explained
01:14According to the SGC, the greatest activity is concentrated in the Pacific zone, where the Nazca plate
01:18It slides beneath the South American continent in a process known as subduction.
01:23Santander is another seismically active region. The Bucaramanga Seismic Nest is located there.
01:28a place that accounts for between 40 and 60% of the earthquakes that are recorded daily
01:33in the country. Right there is Los Santos, the municipality where the epicenter was located.
01:37from the earthquake of Wednesday, August 26. The Bucaramanga Seismic Nest is the third
01:42the most active on the planet. To give you an idea, the National Seismological Network of Colombia,
01:46The Colombian Geological Survey (SGC) records approximately 2,500 earthquakes per month. Most of them are imperceptible.
01:51for humans. Now, is there any relationship between the earthquake
01:54How does the situation compare between August 10th in Chocó and this Wednesday's in Santander? The answer again
01:59delivery to the QMS.
02:00It is also important to highlight that today's event is not directly related
02:05with the one that occurred on August 10, 2026. This event corresponded to a process
02:11geological process called subduction.
02:13Given these concerns, the Colombian Geological Survey recommends following the accounts and
02:17Official statements to avoid falling for or sharing false information. In El Espectador
02:22We also publish articles and videos so you don't fall for tall tales and get overly alarmed.
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