A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Aratoca in Colombia on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 18:26:57 / 6:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -73.0024° West, 6.81° North, depth 145.9 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/07/15 / 2015-07-14 23:26:57 / July 14, 2015 @ 11:26 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002xih. Id of event: us20002xih. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 145.9 km (91 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chinácota, Barrancabermeja, Belén (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 37 km (23 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 30 km (18 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Barrancabermeja (c. 191 400 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from San Gil (c. 33 600 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 13 km N of Aratoca, Colombia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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