A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Aratoca in Colombia on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 147.2 km, -73.0234° West, 6.8332° North. The temblor was picked up at 22:29:10 / 10:29 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 147.2 km (91 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us200067eh. Ids that are associated to the event: us200067eh. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/06/16 / 2016-06-28 03:29:10 / June 28, 2016 @ 3:29 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 34 km (21 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Barrancabermeja (c. 191 400 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from San Gil (c. 33 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Barrancabermeja, Belén, Sabana de Torres (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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: 15 km N of Aratoca, Colombia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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