A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Riosucio in Colombia. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 46 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us70008uu4. Event ids that are associated: us70008uu4. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:31:13 / 7:31 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 12/04/20 / 2020-04-12 12:31:13 / April 12, 2020 @ 12:31 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -77.1292 West, latitude 7.4154 North, depth = 46 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop), Panama (c. 3 411 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 76 km (47 miles) from Apartadó (c. 86 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Turbo (c. 50 500 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Chigorodó (c. 48 400 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Carepa (c. 20 600 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Unión Chocó (c. 9 500 pop), 4 km (2 miles) from Riosucio (c. 7 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Turbo, Unión Chocó, Apartadó (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. 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: 3 km SSW of Riosucio, Colombia.
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