A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Dibulla in Colombia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/05/24 / 2024-05-12 10:19:07 / May 12, 2024 @ 10:19 am. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:19:07 / 10:19 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 4.829 km, -73.4869° West, 11.8358° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 4.829 km (3 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000my1s. Id of event: us6000my1s.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Santa Marta, Ríohacha (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 102 km (63 miles) from Santa Marta (c. 431 800 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Ríohacha (c. 92 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 65 km NNW of Dibulla, Colombia.
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