A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Dibulla in Colombia on Sunday. Exact location of event, longitude -73.5012 West, latitude 11.8126 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/05/24 / 2024-05-12 01:01:01 / May 12, 2024 @ 1:01 am. Event id: us6000mxzf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mxzf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:01:01 / 1:01 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop). The epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Ríohacha (c. 92 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ríohacha (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 63 km NNW of Dibulla, Colombia.
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