A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Tona in Colombia on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -72.9542 West, latitude 7.139 North, depth = 170.68 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000p6wi. Id of event: us6000p6wi. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:03:15 / 12:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/11/24 / 2024-11-22 00:03:15 / November 22, 2024 @ 12:03 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 170.68 km (106 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Soatá, San Antonio del Táchira, Villa del Rosario (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 18 km (11 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Villa del Rosario (c. 65 000 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Los Patios (c. 58 700 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 7 km S of Tona, Colombia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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