A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Cubará in Colombia on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -72.234 West, latitude 7.2319 North, depth = 81.529 km. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:49:24 / 9:49 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 81.529 km (51 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/10/24 / 2024-10-29 21:49:24 / October 29, 2024 @ 9:49 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000nnx8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nnx8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 80 km (49 miles) from Cúcuta (c. 721 400 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from San Cristóbal (c. 246 600 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Villa del Rosario (c. 65 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Los Patios (c. 58 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bucaramanga, Floridablanca, Piedecuesta (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop), Venezuela (c. 27 223 000 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 two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 28 km NNW of Cubará, Colombia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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