A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Pueblo Rico in Colombia. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/01/21 / 2021-01-06 03:58:21 / January 6, 2021 @ 3:58 am. Id of earthquake: us7000d0b7. Event ids that are associated: us7000d0b7. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 105.23 km (65 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 03:58:21 / 3:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -76.2115 West, latitude 5.1321 North, depth = 105.23 km.
Epicenter of the event was 67 km (42 miles) from Pereira (c. 440 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Manizales (c. 357 800 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Armenia (c. 315 300 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Dos Quebradas (c. 179 600 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Cartago (c. 134 800 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Quibdó (c. 75 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Calarcá, La Tebaida, Armenia (min 5000 pop).
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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 22 km WSW of Pueblo Rico, Colombia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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