A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Piedecuesta in Colombia on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008nts. Id of event: us10008nts. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:13:39 / 1:13 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -73.0223° West, 6.9549° North, depth 146.22 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 146.22 km (91 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 27/04/17 / 2017-04-27 06:13:39 / April 27, 2017 @ 6:13 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chinácota, Soatá, Toledo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 22 km (14 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 21 km (13 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 5 km (3 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from San Gil (c. 33 600 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 4 km SE of Piedecuesta, Colombia.
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