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BOGOTA, Colombia — A moderate earthquake shook the Colombian capital Saturday afternoon, killing at least six people.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the 5.6-magnitude quake started about 2:20 p.m. Saturday and lasted for 40 seconds. The quake was centered about 33 miles southeast of Bogota.

Colombian Interior Minister Carlos Holguin confirmed that six people were killed by falling rocks and earth on a highway between Bogota and Villavicencio.

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