A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on August 10, 2026, killing at least 331 people. It was the country's strongest quake since 1979, caused by ordinary tectonic movement. Within days, posts blaming the U.S.-funded HAARP research program went viral.
At least 331 people died in the August 10, 2026 earthquake in Chocó, Colombia. That part is not up for debate.
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“HAARP caused the earthquake in Colombia — it's a weather/earthquake weapon, not a natural disaster”
The quake struck 110 kilometers deep, at least ten times deeper than any human-caused event. Its energy dwarfed HAARP's transmission power by millions of times. Colombia's Geological Service and USGS attribute it to ordinary faulting deep inside a tectonic plate.
“HAARP hit Venezuela and now Colombia — Mexico, prepare, because that weapon is coming for us next”
Venezuela's June quake and Colombia's August quake struck on separate fault systems hundreds of miles apart. Geological agencies say earthquake prediction is scientifically impossible. No record links the two events or supports a coming attack on Mexico.
“HAARP had a research campaign scheduled Aug 4–13, exactly when the quake hit — that's not a coincidence”
HAARP's actual transmission window ran August 12-14, two days after the quake. The Aug 4-13 dates cited online describe an academic summer school whose first week ran virtually. No transmission is on record before the August 10 earthquake.
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"https://alaskapublic.org/news/2026-08-14/conspiracy-theories-falsely-blame-colombia-earthquake-on-alaska-research-program",
"https://colombiaone.com/2026/08/12/haarp-resurfaces-after-colombia-earthquake/",
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"https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/weather/live-news/venezuela-earthquake-puerto-rico-tsunami",
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"https://daily.hamweekly.com/2026/08/haarp-research-campaign-august-12-14-polar-aeronomy-and-radio-science/",
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