According to the Altai-Sayan branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 73 km northeast of the city of Villavicencio, the center lay at a depth of 10 km. According to the intensity of the tremors in the epicenter, the earthquake is rated as "devastating."

The tremors were felt in several cities of the country, including the capital Bogota, where evacuation measures are being carried out. There is no information about the dead or injured, reports mir24.tv.