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Panama is not alone! You can count on Colombia's support and our full willingness to provide whatever assistance is needed," he wrote on social media.— Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombian President, on social media during what he called 'difficult times'.

That's just been the most torturous part that anyone can imagine, is not knowing where your family is.

— Ariadna Riley, describing the pain of not knowing where her in-laws were during the floods at the Nepal–Tibet border.

Although I have experienced several earthquakes on Flores island before, this was by far the strongest and longest earthquake I have ever experienced. The shaking was extremely powerful and violent.

— Theresia Uta, 52, told CNN she had just finished breakfast in Maumere when the earthquake hit; she described the shaking as the strongest and longest she had ever experienced.

The authorities warn of an imminent second flood, and an evacuation order has therefore been issued for the Jilong-Port border crossing.

— From authorities; warning of a looming second flood and evacuation measures for the Jilong-Port border crossing, as described in the article.

After the past extremely polarized years, there is no blaming and no dispute over competence. Everyone is pitching in.

— Kristin Wesemann, head of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Bogota, said this regarding reactions after the earthquake in Colombia.

"We aren’t going to leave people alone. They are in our hearts and we are going to tend to people with our full determination," he said.— Abelardo de la Espriella, President of Colombia, announcing emergency funding for quake recovery.

My heart, my infinite embrace, and my prayers are with every Venezuelan home in these hours of anguish. May strength, serenity, and solidarity prevail among us in the face of this difficult moment.

— María Corina Machado, exiled Venezuelan opposition leader, wrote on X

That area is more prone to earthquakes, and that major quakes of magnitude 7 or above typically occur there every 10 to 20 years.

— Ayaki Ebita, head of the Japan Meteorological Agency's earthquake and tsunami monitoring division, during Thursday's briefing