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There were no immediate reports of major damage from the quake,
which Colombia's national geological service reported as a
magnitude 6.1.
"It was strong, and lasted a long time, said Adrian Alarcon, 43,
who works near the capital's busy Park 93 district.
"It makes me feel fragile," he added. "Life changes in a second.
You can't do anything, just run for your life."
Tragedy struck in the southeast of the capital, where one woman
fell to her death out of a window during the quake, Mayor
Claudia Lopez said on X, the social media platform formerly
known as Twitter.
"We deeply regret the only serious incident reported: a woman
threw herself from the 10th floor of a residential building in
Madelena, apparently due nerves. We're accompanying those who
were with her in the house with medical teams," Lopez said.
Colombia's Congress reported damages to the chamber of
representatives, where the earthquake shook a plaster decoration
free from the ceiling and onto a desk below.
No one was hurt, the chamber of representatives said in a
message posted on X.
Colombia's civil defense agency noted residents had been
evacuated in the entire municipality of Calvario, southeast of
the capital. Windows in the area were damaged by the quakes.
In nearby Villavicencio, the agency reported a landslide and
said its staff was checking for more impacts.
The initial quake was followed by aftershocks minutes later as
people crowded the city's streets. Colombia's national
geological service estimated the second quake at a 5.6
magnitude, with the following aftershock measured at 4.8.
(Reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb, Oliver Griffin and Luis Jaime
Acosta; Writing by Sarah Morland and Oliver Griffin; Editing by
David Alire Garcia and Alistair Bell)
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