A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Jordán in Colombia. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 159.024 km (99 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000n17w. Event ids that are associated: us6000n17w. 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: 27/05/24 / 2024-05-27 05:12:32 / May 27, 2024 @ 5:12 am. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:12:32 / 5:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -73.0766° West, 6.7006° North, depth 159.024 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yondó, Duitama, Barrancabermeja (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Barrancabermeja (c. 191 400 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Duitama (c. 92 000 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop). Close country/countries, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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