A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Dibulla in Colombia. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -73.5207° West, 11.8363° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000nh0q. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nh0q. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:12:09 / 7:12 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/09/24 / 2024-09-28 19:12:09 / September 28, 2024 @ 7:12 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ríohacha. The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Ríohacha (c. 92 400 pop).
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 was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 66 km NNW of Dibulla, Colombia.
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