A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia on Monday, causing injuries and significant damage in the Pacific coastal province of Choco and the city of Pereira, local officials said.

The earthquake was felt in the capital, Bogota, and as far away as Venezuela. Colombia's geological service said the quake occurred at a depth of 96 kilometers (60 miles), revising the depth from an earlier estimate of 79 kilometers.

Choco Governor Nubia Carolina Cordoba-Curi said the epicenter was near San Jose del Palmar and that there were injuries and significant damage to buildings in the provincial capital, Quibdo.

"We have just experienced a major earthquake in the department of Choco. We are concerned about aftershocks. Although the epicenter was near San Jose del Palmar, there are injuries and significant damage to buildings in the capital, Quibdo. We are already carrying out a damage assessment and will issue the first official report shortly," she said on X.

In neighboring Risaralda province, Governor Juan Diego Patino told local Blu Radio that there was "serious damage to some buildings" in Pereira.

"What has just occurred is very severe. The images are truly shocking, with people injured and building facades collapsed," he said.

Colombia's National Unit for Disaster Risk Management said it was coordinating with local authorities to assess potential damage. Bogota Mayor Carlos Galan said there was no major damage in the capital.

The US tsunami warning system said there was no tsunami warning following the earthquake.

The tremor was also felt in Venezuela. Reuters witnesses in the border state of Tachira and the central-western city of Barquisimeto reported feeling the earthquake.