A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Salahonda in Colombia. 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: us6000n08a. Id of event: us6000n08a. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:44:14 / 8:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -79.0522° West, 2.4816° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/05/24 / 2024-05-22 08:44:14 / May 22, 2024 @ 8:44 am.
The epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Tumaco (c. 86 700 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Francisco Pizarro (c. 6 100 pop). Nearby country/countries, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tumaco, Francisco Pizarro.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 65 km NW of Salahonda, Colombia.
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