A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Andalucia in Colombia on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 14:26:40 / 2:26 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 156.27 km (97 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/12/17 / 2017-12-21 19:26:40 / December 21, 2017 @ 7:26 pm. Exact location of event, depth 156.27 km, -76.2035° West, 4.1427° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000bung. Event ids that are associated: us1000bung.
Country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Cali (c. 2 392 900 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Pereira (c. 440 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Armenia (c. 315 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Palmira (c. 248 000 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Buenaventura (c. 240 400 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Dos Quebradas (c. 179 600 pop), 7 km (4 miles) from Tuluá (c. 165 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Dos Quebradas, Buenaventura, Pereira (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 5 km SW of Andalucia, Colombia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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