A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Piedecuesta in Colombia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 08:57:56 / 8:57 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 151.55 km (94 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -73.072 West, latitude 6.8835 North, depth = 151.55 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005yjl. Id of event: us20005yjl. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/05/16 / 2016-05-22 13:57:56 / May 22, 2016 @ 1:57 pm.
Close country/countries, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 27 km (17 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Barrancabermeja (c. 191 400 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 12 km (7 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Barrancabermeja, Toledo, Soatá (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 11 km SSW of Piedecuesta, Colombia.
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