A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Armenia in Colombia. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100034d6. Id of event: us100034d6. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:16:22 / 9:16 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 51.87 km (32 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -75.6698° West, latitude 4.5056° North, depth = 51.87 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/08/15 / 2015-08-21 14:16:22 / August 21, 2015 @ 2:16 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop). Event epicenter was 34 km (21 miles) from Pereira (c. 440 100 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Ibagué (c. 421 700 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Manizales (c. 357 800 pop), 3 km (2 miles) from Armenia (c. 315 300 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Dos Quebradas (c. 179 600 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Tuluá (c. 165 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lérida, Quinchía, Anserma (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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: 3 km SSE of Armenia, Colombia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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