A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.0 With epicenter in the city of Caracas, Venezuela, he felt with great intensity in the border area, in the Catatumbo region and part of the Colombian East.
The authorities in Norte de Santander take a tour with the agencies of Risk management throughout the region, to determine if infrastructure damage occurredIf determine if there are injured people.
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Before the emergency, commercial premises, residential buildings and universities in the department, made the evacuation of their facilities To verify that there are no injured people or structural damage.
The earthquake felt with great intensity throughout the department of Norte de Santander, to the point that in the Catatumbo area, the province of Ocaña, and Pamplona, Taking into account the proximity with Venezuelan territory, epicenter of the strong telluric movement.
“We were ready an activity in the municipality when it began to tremble, He felt very strong, and what worried us most was that he spread for several minutes, it was horrible; Fortunately, there is nothing to regret, “said an inhabitant of the municipality of El Tarra, in the Catatumbo.
Similarly, residents in Venezuelan territory, in the states of Táchira and Zulia border with northern Santander, have stated that they are sweeping a schedule, the region, To determine that there are no effects, given the great intensity of the movement, which generated panic in much of the border area.
For its part, the National Unit for Risk and Disaster Management, He assured that from the National Crisis Room it is swept with the Municipal Risk Management Councils, To verify affectations by the earthquake of 6.1, of superficial depth, registered in Mene Grande, in Venezuelan territory.
Likewise, it has been confirmed that there is no threat of Tsunami for the Caribbean Coast of Colombia after the earthquake and the replica presented of magnitude 6.1 in Venezuela, with a depth of 10 kilometers.
So far, in the department No emergencies have been confirmed, nor injured people after the telluric movement that had a replica of 4.1, after the situation presented in the neighboring country.
Meanwhile, two homes affected in the highway and Circunvalar sectors in the municipality of Ocaña, due to the strong earthquake that occurred in the last hours, with an epicenter in Venezuelan territory.
Socorro agencies continue to verify various sectors to attend possible emergencies.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Disaster Risk Management He informed that a sweep was carried out in different sectors of the city with the accompaniment of the relief agencies and the municipal risk management system.
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After the verification carried out, it was determined that No structural effects were recorded in the municipality after the earthquake occurred At 5:21 pm
Source: Integrated information system
