A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Piedecuesta in Colombia on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000307a. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000307a. Exact location of earthquake, -73.125° West, 6.9457° North, depth 141.38 km. The temblor was reported at 05:13:06 / 5:13 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/07/15 / 2015-07-26 10:13:06 / July 26, 2015 @ 10:13 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 141.38 km (88 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 20 km (12 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 14 km (8 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Barrancabermeja (c. 191 400 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yondó, Soatá, Barrancabermeja (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 9 km WSW of Piedecuesta, Colombia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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