DHA-GENEVA 95/0101
1. AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 6.5 ON THE
RICHTER SCALE HIT CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN COLOMBIA
AT 18.40 GMT (13.40 LOCAL TIME) ON 8 FEBRUARY 1995. ACCORDING
TO UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PRELIMINARY EPICENTRE
LOCATED AT LATITUDE 4.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 76.6 WEST, CLOSE TO
CITY OF PEREIRA AND APPROXIMATELY 45 KM NORTH
OF CITY OF CALI.
2. DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN CITY OF PEREIRA AND MUNICIPALITIES IN AREA OF VIEJO CALDAS. NO CONFIRMED INFORMATION ON NUMBERS OF CASUALTIES IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. NATIONAL EMERGENCY AUTHORITY IS COORDINATING ASSESSMENT OF SITUATION THROUGH REGIONAL AND LOCAL DISASTER COMMITTEES. AFFECTED AREA IS BEING OVERFLOWN FOR AERIAL SURVEY.
3. COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL RESPONSE UNDERWAY INCLUDES LOCAL AND NATIONAL RESOURCES AS WELL AS COLOMBIAN RED CROSS. MEDICAL SUPPLIES HAVE BEEN AIRLIFTED TO AFFECTED AREA.
4. DHA IS MONITORING DEVELOPMENT OF SITUATION IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH UNITED NATIONS RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN BOGOTA.
5. GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA HAS NOT REQUESTED ANY INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
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