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10 August 2026 · Mw 7.4–7.5 At 07:34 Colombia time on 10 August, a major earthquake struck near San José del Palmar, Chocó. Damage runs across western and central Colombia. Shelter, health, water, schools, and access gaps are still open. If you need help, or you can help — register a Need or an Offer now. [ Register a Need ] [ Register an Offer ] ImpactMatrix does not replace UNGRD, the SNGRD, or the UN. It is the matching layer so the right asset reaches the right gap. What official sources confirm The earthquake occurred at 07:34 COT (12:34 UTC) on 10 August 2026. The Colombian Geological Survey (SGC) and the USGS report Mw 7.4; the Global CMT catalogue assigns Mw 7.5. Depth is intermediate: about 96 km (SGC) to 110 km (USGS). Epicentre: near San José del Palmar, Chocó. DIMAR stated there was no tsunami threat on the Pacific coast. SGC described it as the strongest shaking felt in Colombia in at least a decade. Aftershocks followed. The National Government declared a national disaster (Presidential Decree 1171 of 2026) and later an Economic, Social and Ecological Emergency (Decree 1261, 19 August) to open recovery and reconstruction. UNGRD national balance, cut-off 26 August 2026, 18:30 COT (figures still being consolidated by territorial entities): 16 departments, 496 municipalities 193,011 families / 406,113 people affected 331 dead · 4,449 injured · 219 missing · 364 rescued Housing: 187,839 damaged · 33,395 destroyed · 6,372 buildings damaged · 655 collapsed Services: 377 health facilities · 3,833 schools · 4,358 community centres · 473 roads · 5 airports · 121 water systems · 76 vehicle bridges · 9 pedestrian bridges Priority impact has been concentrated in Risaralda, Valle del Cauca, Chocó, and Caldas, with further damage reported in Antioquia, Quindío, Cundinamarca, Huila, Tolima, Cauca, Putumayo and other departments. Shaking was also reported in Ecuador and Panama. OCHA’s Humanitarian Response Plan addendum (19 August) and IFRC operational strategy document shelter, health, WASH, protection, and access as core gaps. Colombia requested EU Civil Protection support for WASH, shelter, and medical items. Sources: UNGRD, SGC, Presidency of Colombia / SNGRD, USGS, DIMAR, UN OCHA Colombia, IFRC. Why this page exists Search and rescue has moved into recovery, but thousands of destroyed homes, damaged hospitals and schools, and interrupted water systems still have no named owner on a public match list. Unspecified in-kind dumps and informal pledges slow the official pipeline. ImpactMatrix is built for that gap: one place to publish a Need or an Offer, match by location, category, and capacity, and track fulfilment. Register a Need if you are A mayor’s office, gobernación, hospital, school network, or community aqueduct that can name item, quantity, municipality, and by-when A responder still short of temporary shelter, WASH kits, generators, rubble-removal plant, or medical consumables Working in hard-to-reach Chocó municipalities or non-interconnected zones (ZNI) where access remains intermittent Do not post names or photos of missing persons here. Tracing stays with UNGRD / territorial authorities. Typical clusters from UNGRD, OCHA, IFRC, and health-cluster language (confirm volumes against the latest official sitrep): Safe temporary shelter and household items for destroyed and uninhabitable homes Restoration of primary and emergency health care; medicines, trauma follow-up, mental health Water systems, hygiene, and sanitation — including Buenaventura and Chocó ZNI School continuity and child protection Access: roads, bridges, airfields, last-mile to rural Chocó Debris management and structural assessment of buildings still in use Register an Offer if you can provide Specified shelter and NFIs (tarpaulins, family kits, kitchen sets) — named items, not mixed used clothing Medical teams, field hospitals, medicines, cold chain WASH engineers, bladder tanks, water-treatment units, generators Logistics: trucks, airlift into Quibdó / Buenaventura / Pereira / Cali, warehousing Heavy plant for debris and Bailey / temporary bridging Translators and community liaison for Pacific and Emberá / Afro-Colombian territories Corporate or foundation underwriting against a listed Need International in-kind should be coordinated with UNGRD / SNGRD official intake — not sent blind to airports. How matching works Create an organizational profile. Post a Need or an Offer — category, municipality, quantity, timeframe. Tag it to this event: Colombia Earthquake – Chocó (10 August 2026). Accept a match. Track quantity and fulfilment. Close the record when done. No rumours. No victim imagery as proof. Coordination first. Short homepage / event-card blurb Earthquake, 10 August 2026: Mw 7.4–7.5 near San José del Palmar, Chocó. National disaster declared. UNGRD reports 16 departments affected and tens of thousands of homes damaged or destroyed. Register verified Needs and Offers on ImpactMatrix. We match. UNGRD and the UN lead the response.