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Colombia earthquake has killed at least 132. My research helps explain why it was so destructive

Colombia earthquake has killed at least 132. My research helps explain why it was so destructiveWorldPing

Locals and officials in Colombia have begun a massive search and rescue effort to find survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck near San José del Palmar in Chocó, with major damage observed in the cities of Cali, Manizales and Pereira.

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