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An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale at a depth of 179 km
Jun 14 20:09 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery in 4 minutes. Jun 14 20:35: Data updates from GFZ are now being used
Updated Monday, June 14, 2021 at 20:39
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck 49 km southeast of Bucaramanga, Colombia, this afternoon
Quake 4.5 June 14 3:05 pm (GMT -5)
The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) reported that an earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred 34 minutes ago 49 kilometers southeast of Bucaramanga, Colombia, and the earthquake struck at a depth of 179 kilometers below the epicenter near Bucaramanga, Santander Province, Colombia, in Early afternoon on Monday, June 14, 2021 at 3:05 PM local time. The magnitude and other earthquake parameters could still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data, and a second report was released later by the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC), which also listed it as a magnitude 4.5 earthquake as well. Or cities close to the epicenter where the earthquake can be felt as the tremor is very weak include San Andres (population 3000) which is located 8 km from the epicenter, Malaga (population 18,700) 18 km, Pedequista (population 86,400) 32 km, San Gil (33,600 inhabitants) 34 km, Floridablanca (population 252,300) 41 km, Giron (population 108,500) 47 km, Bucaramanga (571,800) 49 km, and Socorro (population 17,800) 52 kilometers away. VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if these things change and follow up if other important news about the earthquake becomes available. If you are in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more live updates to anyone around the world who wants to know more about this earthquake.
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Date and Time: Jun 14, 2021 20:05:25 UTC – Local time at the epicenter: Jun 14 3:05 PM (GMT -5) Size: 4.5 Depth: 179.0 km Latitude/Longitude of the epicenter: 6.75°N / 72.89°W (Cepita, Departamento de Santander, Colombia) Nearby towns and cities: 8 km (5 mi) southwest of San Andres (Santander) (population: 3030) -> See nearby earthquakes! 18 km (11 mi) northwest of Málaga (Málaga, Santander) (population: 18,700) -> See nearby earthquakes! 32 km (20 mi) southeast of Bedequista (Santander) (population: 86,400) -> See nearby earthquakes! 34 km (21 mi) northeast of San Gil (Santander) (pop: 33600) -> See nearby earthquakes! 41 km (25 mi) southeast of FloridaBlanca (Santander) (population: 252,300) -> See nearby earthquakes! 47 km (29 mi) southeast of Giron (Santander) (pop: 108,500) -> See nearby earthquakes! 49 km (30 mi) south of Bucaramanga (Santander) (population: 571,800) -> See nearby earthquakes! 52 km (32 mi) north of Socorro (Santander) (pop: 17800) -> See nearby earthquakes! 134 km (83 mi) southwest of Cúcuta (Norte de Santander) (population: 721,400) -> See nearby earthquakes! 272 km (169 mi) northeast of Bogotá (Bogota DC) (pop: 7,674,400) -> See nearby earthquakes! Weather in the epicenter at the time of the earthquake: Overcast clouds 13.5 °C (56 °F), Humidity: 81%, Wind: 2 m/s (3 knots) From the NW primary data source: GFZ (German Research Center for Geosciences) Estimated outgoing: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt-hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More information
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Mag.Depth LocationSource 4.5179 km near Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia GFZunknownn/a northern Colombia Volcano Discovery 4.5180 km north of Colombia Columbiask 4.5155 km north of Colombia USGS User reports of this earthquake (3)
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345.1 km from the epicenter [Map] / I don’t feel (reported by our app)
Bucaramanga / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 10-15 seconds
42.6 km northwest of the epicenter [Map] / Weak vibration (MMI III) / 1-2 s: Furniture that has been moved a lot
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