# Earthquake Reported Near Capital

- Place: Bogotá, Colombia (4.711, -74.0721)
- Published: 2026-11-03T11:22:13.391Z · expires 2026-11-10T11:22:13.391Z
- Floors (The Arena): E2 Nuclei, E12 States, E13 Civilizations, E9 Cultures, E10 Institutions, E11 Organizations
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/67a
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 26 km west of Chaparral in Colombia's Tolima department early Tuesday morning, according to volcanodiscovery.com.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a separate 7.3 km deep seismic event northwest of Bogotá on Tuesday at 05:08 am local time, per the same source.

In other news, objects were reinstalled at Colombia's National Museum following removal by a right-wing government, as ordered by a court, The Art Newspaper reports.

Meanwhile, Mayor Gustavo Petro announced a landmark US$150 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank for Bogotá infrastructure projects, according to bogota.gov.co.

## Sources

- [Unconfirmed quake or seismic-like event reported: 7.3 km northwest of Bogota, Bogota D.C., Colombia, Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026, at 05:08 am (GMT -5)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0AFBVV95cUxNM0ZnalgtWUVtVlZPTWNPdzYyQkVtVmtHUVltRFFodXUwUmVKZE9IVFFacnIyX2I0WUFqYXliWXppeWZDaHAxZENsb2JNU2t5UUhYMmNYZVBvbll5NjlPUy01RzRJN0poTlBYaXNsemlaNG5iSGRuQUY0MlhUOTJaRGZuZXpWTkZybzhNR003Mmd5bFpCc3ZiTmJlaDJjQmNLaktqandnQktxR1V6Z0JnN2lfaGJhSlVhM0c5WUdnN0sxbHBydkJLZkdmYjd4a2Q4?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-03
- [Strong mag. 5.4 earthquake - 26 km west of Chaparral, Departamento de Tolima, Colombia, on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026, at 04:13 am (Bogota time)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizAFBVV95cUxQQ3BzblV3QWEwZWVKTHRhc3BNbnd6M2NtQlRfWHFyeGNqeHh6UFVOdGpIem9UdW5LYzQ2bFI2VHUzWEg4MDh1dWxobGtESUJaNTNJV3JUcTJOUE9pQWVfYy1ZS3luR3RYUzZETUtBRy1iMXhxa3hOdnFNcFpGZXNzUk5VMkl5YkkxMXctTURXa2lSaFlWaWNHLTRrUDlCU25iR29FMVh4bU55OWw5aV9TU1NPcjJmR0lDOEhNb3hQNEVUNC1DSVh3WklmSm8?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-03
- [Objects reinstalled at Museo Nacional de Colombia following removal by right-wing government](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxPY3VnQ3psU0cwcFlLcFJFTnpzdFE1REhnM3hMZnFMVW9LbElrNk0wSzFic2JLT0FPblk3YUhGb1FUTXd3aHZxVVFmYkNMdURTaXBfck1wVmVPaFAwWnpQMnIycU5Zb3BrZkJ2T2NKYWZVMEZxN3h6WmNWR2hiYmc3aVVCY2Q0NC1GWWNZMWEteW5vSmtjNEE1bDlHalNrNHp5bVBlLWEyUQ?oc=5) · theartnewspaper.com · 2026-11-02
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