The quake struck at 8:08 am and was widely felt across central Colombia.
Local firefighters were investigating reports of a main road being damaged, and cracks and fissures in several buildings including a church.
But the lengthy jolt prompted sirens to go off around the city and there was widespread alarm.
Thousands of Bogotanos raced downstairs and out of buildings still wearing their pajamas and sought refuge in parks and other open spaces.
Many were afraid to go back inside as several aftershocks were detected.
“It’s been a while since we felt it this strong here in Bogota,“ said Francisco Gonzalez, a lawyer who also fled his home.
The impact was felt as far away as Medellin and Cali -- close to the Pacific coast.
Bogota's mayor, Carlos Fernando Galan, said all disaster agencies had been activated.
The country is on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of intense seismic activity where tectonic plates collide that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin to South America.
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