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Latin America sits across some of the world's most active tectonic boundaries. Here's why earthquakes are frequent and when they become deadly disasters.

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia. The tremor occurred at 7:34 local time, at a depth of 96 kilometers, with its epicenter in San José del Palmar, in the Colombian state of Chocó.