August 20, 1995 in Nation/World

Damage Reported In Colombia Quake

Associated Press
 

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 hit Colombia on Saturday, damaging buildings, triggering a landslide and spawning panic across hundreds of miles.

A half-dozen people were reported injured, including a woman who jumped from a building, fearing it would collapse.

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