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Inside Colombia's big quake – and why more could be coming

Aug 14, 202612:12Science & Medicine

The 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Columbia was devastating. Host Regina Barber talks to earthquake geologist Rodrigo Alejandro Leon Loya about the tectonic plates that caused the quake and what it was like 150 mil...

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Inside Colombia's big quake – and why more could be coming is an episode from Short Wave by NPR. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Columbia was devastating. Host Regina Barber talks to earthquake geologist Rodrigo Alejandro Leon Loya...

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Published Aug 14, 2026, 12:12 long, audio available.

Inside Colombia's big quake – and why more could be coming

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