A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Curití in Colombia. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 161.851 km (101 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mcrm. Id of event: us7000mcrm. The temblor was detected at 20:50:01 / 8:50 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 17/04/24 / 2024-04-17 20:50:01 / April 17, 2024 @ 8:50 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -73.0152° West, latitude 6.6333° North, depth = 161.851 km.
Epicenter of the event was 56 km (35 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Duitama (c. 92 000 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pamplona, Duitama, Santa Rosa de Viterbo.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 6 km ENE of Curití, Colombia.
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