A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Riosucio in Colombia on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.803 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:52:53 / 5:52 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000px4d. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000px4d. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/05/25 / 2025-05-04 17:52:53 / May 4, 2025 @ 5:52 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -77.2398° West, 7.4005° North, depth 33.803 km.

Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Turbo, Apartadó, Unión Chocó (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 86 km (54 miles) from Apartadó (c. 86 400 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Turbo (c. 50 500 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Chigorodó (c. 48 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Carepa (c. 20 600 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Unión Chocó (c. 9 500 pop), 15 km (9 miles) from Riosucio (c. 7 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop), Panama (c. 3 411 000 pop).

There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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.

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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 14 km WSW of Riosucio, Colombia.

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