The BBC reported: “The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64 miles) in Chocó province.” Remarkably, despite extensive damage around the epicentral area, no deaths have initially been reported in San José del Palmar itself. President de la Espriella has declared a national state of emergency, seeking to mobilise the country’s resources rapidly as Colombia confronts its most powerful earthquake of the twenty-first century. https://moderntokyonews.com/category/south-america Past SOUTH AMERICA articles via MODERN TOKYO NEWSMODERN TOKYO TIMES – MODERN TOKYO NEWS – please check https://moderntokyonews.comPlease check Modern Tokyo News at https://moderntokyonews.com for articles going back over 12 years. Sadly, Modern Tokyo Times got hacked and lost 14 years of articles…Modern Tokyo News is part of the Modern Tokyo Times grouphttp://moderntokyotimes.com Modern Tokyo Timeshttp://sawakoart.com – Sawako Utsumi’s website and Modern Tokyo Times artisthttps://moderntokyonews.com Modern Tokyo NewsPLEASE JOIN ON TWITTERhttps://twitter.com/MTT_News Modern Tokyo TimesPLEASE JOIN ON FACEBOOKhttp://facebook.com/moderntokyotimes