A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Aratoca in Colombia. The epicenter was at a depth of 152.55 km (95 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:07:34 / 9:07 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -73.0414° West, latitude 6.8105° North, depth = 152.55 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000kc2d. Id of event: us2000kc2d. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/04/19 / 2019-04-08 02:07:34 / April 8, 2019 @ 2:07 am.
The epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Barrancabermeja (c. 191 400 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop). Close country/countries, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Barrancabermeja, Belén, Toledo (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 thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 13 km N of Aratoca, Colombia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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