Earthquakes

Earthquakes 

Colombia is an earthquake "hot spot." It is prone to mudslides because of its mountainous terrain. These mountains are caused by the movement of the tectonic plates.

After the big earthquake in Mexico, Colombia discussed their concerns about Medellin, the country's second largest city. The Nazca Plate runs through the western part of Colombia. Ana Beatriz Acevedo who is a researcher at EAFIT University, categorizes Medellin at medium risk for an earthquake of at least 6 on the Richter scale within the next decade because of the location being so close to the ring of fire. Many houses in the country are not built over solid rock which makes them prone to earthquakes. Almost 90% of the population lives in medium to high risk zones. Colombia has seismic regulations for construction. The houses that are at risk were built before the regulations.

https://thebogotapost.com/2017/05/20/mocoa-preventing-future-disaster/

https://www.colombiafocus.com/medellin-is-not-prepared-for-an-earthquake-researchers-say

https://earthquaketrack.com/p/colombia/recent