This infrared image from the GOES-11 satellite shows the Pacific Ocean on March 11, 2011 at 1200 UTC (7 a.m. EST/4 a.m. PST). Waves from the powerful 8.9 Richter scale earthquake in Japan created a tsunami that is. (Illustrative image.) Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA · CC BY 2.0
Evidence ledger
What is confirmed
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador, prompting people to evacuate buildings[1]
Colombia, Ecuador hit by 7.4-magnitude earthquake[2]
What remains disputed or unverified
No disputed central claims are recorded for this story.
What is confirmed
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador, prompting people to evacuate buildings[1]
Colombia, Ecuador hit by 7.4-magnitude earthquake[2]
Sources and ownership
This brief cites 2 reports from 2 sources (france24.com, South China Morning Post) under 2 separate ownership groups. Sources under separate ownership are less likely to repeat the same reporting error. Cited Current publishes a template brief only when an event is corroborated by at least 2 independently owned sources or by an official or wire report.[1][2]
First detected August 10, 2026 at 14:10 UTC; the earliest cited report was published August 10, 2026 at 13:53 UTC. All times are UTC.[1][2]
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