Colombia's Rough Weekend: A 4.5 Quake in Tolima and a New Hemispheric Security Pact, Explained

A top-down cartographic illustration of the Colombian mainland, isolated against a soft, weathered background with neighboring nations visible. The central region features concentric circular bands radiating from a prominent red marker, indicating the specific location of a 4.5 magnitude seismic event. The map surface includes terrain detail and department boundaries. (Credit: Created with AI by: Miguel Paiva / Latin Times)

A Shallow Quake Keeps Tolima on Alert

The strongest tremor in a days-long sequence hit at 1:38 a.m. local time on Saturday, according to the Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC). The agency classified the event as shallow, with a depth under 30 kilometers, and listed Chaparral as its reference point — though, per El Tiempo's reporting of the SGC bulletin, the precise 17-kilometer distance figure belongs to the neighboring town of Roncesvalles.