<br>A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on August 10, killing at least 132 people. The epicenter was in San José del Palmar, a community of about 4,800 people in the Chocó region, roughly 250 miles west of Bogotá. The quake struck at a depth of 66 miles and was followed by at least 21 aftershocks within hours. In Chocó, near the epicenter, communications outages slowed initial reporting, with some areas still lacking mobile phone service hours after the earthquake. Aid to the Church in Need has approved emergency funding to support the Catholic Church in Colombia as it responds to the disaster.