A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Silos in Colombia on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 182.37 km, -72.8524° West, 7.1396° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 182.37 km (113 miles). The temblor was detected at 03:33:41 / 3:33 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000pisv. Event ids that are associated: us6000pisv. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/01/25 / 2025-01-09 03:33:41 / January 9, 2025 @ 3:33 am.
Close country/countries, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was El Zulia, Cúcuta, Soatá (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Cúcuta (c. 721 400 pop), 30 km (18 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Villa del Rosario (c. 65 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-one 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 12 km SW of Silos, Colombia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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