A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 104 km SW of Santa Genoveva de Docorodo, Colombia (65 miles). The temblor was detected at 09:00:03 / 9:00 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.86 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us1000c1f1. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000c1f1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -78.0769 West, latitude 3.6415 North, depth = 28.86 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/01/18 / 2018-01-06 14:00:03 / January 6, 2018 @ 2:00 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two 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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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: 104 km SW of Santa Genoveva de Docorodo, Colombia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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