A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Colombia in Colombia. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:12:19 / 9:12 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -74.8082° West, latitude 3.1416° North, depth = 37.37 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.37 km (23 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/01/21 / 2021-01-23 21:12:19 / January 23, 2021 @ 9:12 pm. Id of earthquake: us7000d2ra. Event ids that are associated: us7000d2ra.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rioblanco, Guamo, Ortega (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Neiva (c. 352 900 pop), 76 km (48 miles) from Campoalegre (c. 22 600 pop), 99 km (61 miles) from Chaparral (c. 20 000 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Guamo (c. 14 900 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Natagaima (c. 11 200 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Purificación (c. 10 800 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Algeciras (c. 10 800 pop). Close country/countries, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 25 km S of Colombia, Colombia.
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