A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Aratoca in Colombia on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 161.19 km (100 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hxs5. Id of event: us1000hxs5. The temblor was detected at 00:31:55 / 12:31 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/11/18 / 2018-11-29 05:31:55 / November 29, 2018 @ 5:31 am. Exact location of event, depth 161.19 km, -72.9756° West, 6.7862° North.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop). The epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from San Gil (c. 33 600 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Málaga (c. 18 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Belén, Sabana de Torres, El Playón (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 11 km NNE of Aratoca, Colombia.
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