A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Playarrica in Colombia on Sunday. Unique identifier: us7000pzz7. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pzz7. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/05/25 / 2025-05-18 06:17:26 / May 18, 2025 @ 6:17 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 06:17:26 / 6:17 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -75.4801° West, 4.0695° North, depth 10 km.
Epicenter of the event was 86 km (54 miles) from Pereira (c. 440 100 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Ibagué (c. 421 700 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Armenia (c. 315 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Dos Quebradas (c. 179 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Tuluá (c. 165 500 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Cartago (c. 134 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Buga, Riofrío, Santa Rosa de Cabal (min 5000 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 7 km W of Playarrica, Colombia.
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