哥伦比亚西部周一发生7.4级地震，是该国21世纪以来最强地震[1][3]。震中位于圣何塞德尔帕尔玛南部5公里处[4][5]，震源深度约100公里[5]。地震已造成至少169人死亡[5]，其中卡利市85人、佩雷拉市66人[5]，另有668人受伤[5]。不同来源的初期报道存在差异：BBC和《卫报》均报道至少132人遇难[1][3]，AP新闻报道至少111人死亡[2]。此外，超过3000人失踪[5]，约1600座建筑受损或倒塌[2][5]，其中至少165栋建筑完全倒塌[5]。
政府已全力动员救援力量。总统阿贝拉多·德拉埃斯普里利亚宣布已动员"整个军警机构"参与应对[2]，并表示"国家政府已动员全部能力保护生命、协助受影响社区和提供援助"[3]。救援人员、志愿者和搜救犬正在卡利、佩雷拉等数十个城市和城镇进行搜救工作[2]。政府宣布为受损住宅提供租赁补贴[2]。国际社会也提供了支持，美国提供1550万美元援助[5]，欧盟通过德国红十字会提供10万欧元初期援助[5]。
家庭主妇利利亚娜·佩雷斯·奥坎波及其家人成功逃离住宅[1]。她回忆道："起初，我们以为只是哥伦比亚常见的轻微震颤，但当震动超过30秒且愈加剧烈时，我们意识到这是一场地震。"[1]佩雷斯·奥坎波表示："最后，物质的东西可以被替换。最重要的是生命，我们拥有生命。"[1]
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, marking the country's strongest seismic event this century [1][2][3]. The epicenter was located approximately 5 kilometers south of San José del Palmar in the Chocó region [4]. Death tolls varied across reports, with confirmed fatalities reaching at least 132 people as of the initial assessments, alongside over 470 injuries and thousands reported missing [1][3][5]. One family captured the harrowing escape from their collapsing home, with homemaker Liliana Pérez Ocampo recounting: "At first, we thought it was just a mild tremor like the ones that usually happen in Colombia, but when more than 30 seconds passed and everything was shaking harder, we realised it was an earthquake" [1]. She added, "In the end, material things can be replaced. The most important thing is life, and we have that" [1].
The destruction was extensive across multiple western cities including Cali and Pereira, with approximately 1,600 buildings damaged or collapsed [2][5]. Rescue operations mobilized immediately across dozens of towns and cities, with President Abelardo de la Espriella announcing that the government had deployed the entire military and police force in response [2][3]. Engineers, rescue personnel, and search dogs were dispatched to affected areas [2]. International assistance arrived swiftly, with the United States providing 15.5 million dollars in aid and the European Union allocating initial support through the German Red Cross [5]. The government also announced rental subsidies for residents whose homes were damaged [2].