A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Guamal in Colombia on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/05/19 / 2019-05-12 07:28:08 / May 12, 2019 @ 7:28 am. Exact location of earthquake, -73.8963° West, 3.9283° North, depth 10 km. The temblor was reported at 02:28:08 / 2:28 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us70003jzm. Ids that are associated to the event: us70003jzm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from Bogotá (c. 7 674 400 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Villavicencio (c. 321 700 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Soacha (c. 313 900 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Fusagasuga (c. 88 800 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Funza (c. 54 400 pop), 17 km (10 miles) from Acacías (c. 40 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Granada (c. 32 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Carmen de Apicalá, Funza, Mosquera (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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 15 km WNW of Guamal, Colombia.
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