A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 43 km WNW of Nuqui, Colombia (27 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/02/20 / 2020-02-29 08:06:10 / February 29, 2020 @ 8:06 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us600086tp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600086tp. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -77.6415° West, latitude 5.8384° North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 03:06:10 / 3:06 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 has occurred 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 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: 43 km WNW of Nuqui, Colombia.
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