A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Zapatoca in Colombia on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 150 km (93 miles). The temblor was reported at 00:53:45 / 12:53 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10003paz. Ids that are associated to the event: us10003paz. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/10/15 / 2015-10-17 05:53:45 / October 17, 2015 @ 5:53 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 150 km, -73.141° West, 6.828° North.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Toledo, Yondó, Barrancabermeja (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 33 km (21 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Barrancabermeja (c. 191 400 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 14 km E of Zapatoca, Colombia.
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