A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Piedecuesta in Colombia on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 03:57:10 / 3:57 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 147.834 km (92 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/07/25 / 2025-07-23 03:57:10 / July 23, 2025 @ 3:57 am. Exact location, longitude -73.1265° West, latitude 6.9544° North, depth = 147.834 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qym2. Unique identifier: us6000qym2.

The epicenter was 19 km (12 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 13 km (8 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Barrancabermeja (c. 191 400 pop), 14 km (8 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 9 km (6 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chinácota, Yondó, Soatá (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop) (That might be effected).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 9 km WSW of Piedecuesta, Colombia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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