A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Guaca in Colombia. Global time and date of event 28/10/24 / 2024-10-28 04:03:00 / October 28, 2024 @ 4:03 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 04:03:00 / 4:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -72.9025 West, latitude 6.8787 North, depth = 145.81 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 145.81 km (91 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nnkf. Unique identifier: us7000nnkf.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chinácota, Sabana de Torres, El Playón. Close country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop). The epicenter was 36 km (23 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 36 km (23 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 20 km (13 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from San Gil (c. 33 600 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 5 km W of Guaca, Colombia.
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