A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Sabana de Torres in Colombia on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000g5t1. Id of event: us1000g5t1. Exact location of event, depth 215.34 km, -73.6932° West, 7.5804° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 215.34 km (134 miles). The temblor was detected at 06:04:26 / 6:04 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/08/18 / 2018-08-05 11:04:26 / August 5, 2018 @ 11:04 am.
Epicenter of the event was 81 km (50 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Barrancabermeja (c. 191 400 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Ocaña (c. 83 500 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Aguachica (c. 73 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Floridablanca, Río de Oro, San Vicente de Chucurí (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop).
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 four 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 30 km NW of Sabana de Torres, Colombia.
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