A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Aratoca in Colombia. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:42:13 / 6:42 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000nnts. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nnts. Exact location, longitude -73.0424° West, latitude 6.7111° North, depth = 153.622 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/10/24 / 2024-10-08 18:42:13 / October 8, 2024 @ 6:42 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 153.622 km (95 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close 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 Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Toledo, Sabana de Torres. Event epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from San Gil (c. 33 600 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 3 km NW of Aratoca, Colombia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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