A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Aratoca in Colombia. Event id: us1000buhv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000buhv. The temblor was reported at 02:04:35 / 2:04 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 160.29 km, -72.9882° West, 6.7093° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/12/17 / 2017-12-15 07:04:35 / December 15, 2017 @ 7:04 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 160.29 km (100 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop), 23 km (15 miles) from San Gil (c. 33 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was El Playón, Toledo, Pamplona (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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 ENE of Aratoca, Colombia.
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