This earthquake had a magnitude of 6.2. There was quite a lot of damage caused.The earthquake caused tower blocks, hotels and historic churches in Armenia to topple. However, most of these collapsed buildings were old and poorly constructed or were built on poor soil such as old landfill sites or steep slopes. Most of the buildings which remained intact were the newer structures. The worst hit part of the country were regional capitals of Armenia and Pereira. In Armenia, single-story homes were demolished. Besides all that, many hospital structures have also been damaged. The Colombian coffee industry, which is the main economic activity of the region was heavily affected. Many coffee farms had been completely or partially destroyed. The banks and financial entities cannot dispense money for several weeks. Lastly, there were about 1000 casulties that were produced by the earthquake.

Wikipedia,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Armenia,_Colombia_earthquake, extracted 24-02-2010