Mag. 4.2 earthquake - Carmen del Darien, Departamento del Choco, 41 km north of Vigia del Fuerte (Vigía del Fuerte, Antioquia), Colombia, on Monday, 30 Nov 2020 11:20 pm (GMT -5) -

Mag. 4.2 earthquake - Carmen del Darien, Departamento del Choco, 41 km north of Vigia del Fuerte (Vigía del Fuerte, Antioquia), Colombia, on Monday, 30 Nov 2020 11:20 pm (GMT -5)

Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 50 km depth

1 Dec 05:07 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 47 minutes.
Date & time: 1 Dec 2020 04:20:35 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 30 Nov 2020 11:20 pm (GMT -5)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 50.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.96°N / 76.91°W (Carmen del Darien, Departamento del Choco, Colombia)
Nearby towns and cities:
10 km (6 mi) WSW of Murindo (Antioquia) (pop: 2,370) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (26 mi) N of Vigia del Fuerte (Vigía del Fuerte, Antioquia) (pop: 4,640) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) N of Bellavista (Chocó) (pop: 1,400) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (36 mi) SSE of Riosucio (Chocó) (pop: 7,160) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) WSW of Mutata (Antioquia) (pop: 4,810) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) W of Uramita (Antioquia) (pop: 2,290) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (51 mi) SSW of Chigorodo (Antioquia) (pop: 48,400) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) SSW of Carepa (Antioquia) (pop: 20,600) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) WNW of Cañasgordas (Antioquia) (pop: 6,030) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (67 mi) SSW of Apartado (Antioquia) (pop: 86,400) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) W of Sabanalarga (Antioquia) (pop: 2,520) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (79 mi) S of Turbo (Antioquia) (pop: 50,500) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (79 mi) WNW of Santa Fe de Antioquia (pop: 11,800) --> See nearby quakes!
129 km (80 mi) W of Ituango (Antioquia) (pop: 10,800) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (84 mi) W of San Andrés (Antioquia) (pop: 3,150) --> See nearby quakes!
136 km (85 mi) W of San Jose (Antioquia) (pop: 2,820) --> See nearby quakes!
143 km (89 mi) WNW of San Jeronimo (Antioquia) (pop: 3,360) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (90 mi) NNE of Nuqui (Chocó) (pop: 2,740) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) NW of Concordia (Antioquia) (pop: 9,320) --> See nearby quakes!
151 km (94 mi) W of Briceño (Antioquia) (pop: 2,210) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (95 mi) NW of Salgar (Antioquia) (pop: 6,430) --> See nearby quakes!
157 km (98 mi) NW of Ciudad Bolivar (Antioquia) (pop: 16,200) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) SSW of San Pedro de Uraba (Antioquia) (pop: 11,100) --> See nearby quakes!
160 km (99 mi) WNW of Entrerrios (Antioquia) (pop: 3,460) --> See nearby quakes!
161 km (100 mi) N of Pie de Pato (Chocó) (pop: 3,240) --> See nearby quakes!
163 km (101 mi) NW of Angelopolis (Antioquia) (pop: 1,920) --> See nearby quakes!
164 km (102 mi) S of Necocli (Necoclí, Antioquia) (pop: 10,800) --> See nearby quakes!
164 km (102 mi) WNW of Santa Rosa de Osos (Antioquia) (pop: 10,200) --> See nearby quakes!
164 km (102 mi) SW of Tierralta (Córdoba) (pop: 26,200) --> See nearby quakes!
165 km (102 mi) W of Yarumal (Antioquia) (pop: 22,400) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) WNW of La Estrella (Antioquia) (pop: 49,400) --> See nearby quakes!
167 km (104 mi) SSW of Valencia (Córdoba) (pop: 10,700) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) NNW of Lloro (Chocó) (pop: 2,650) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (105 mi) WNW of Medellin (Antioquia) (pop: 2,000,000) --> See nearby quakes!
169 km (105 mi) WNW of Itagüi (Antioquia) (pop: 281,900) --> See nearby quakes!
169 km (105 mi) WNW of Copacabana (Antioquia) (pop: 49,200) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (105 mi) WNW of Envigado (Antioquia) (pop: 163,000) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) NW of Caldas (Antioquia) (pop: 65,600) --> See nearby quakes!
174 km (108 mi) W of Angostura (Antioquia) (pop: 3,640) --> See nearby quakes!
175 km (109 mi) WNW of Donmatias (Antioquia) (pop: 10,000) --> See nearby quakes!
176 km (109 mi) NW of Pueblorrico (Antioquia) (pop: 5,330) --> See nearby quakes!
178 km (111 mi) W of Campamento (Antioquia) (pop: 1,870) --> See nearby quakes!
180 km (112 mi) NW of Jerico (Antioquia) (pop: 7,750) --> See nearby quakes!
181 km (112 mi) NNW of Bagado (Chocó) (pop: 4,560) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (114 mi) WNW of Barbosa (Antioquia) (pop: 16,700) --> See nearby quakes!
185 km (115 mi) W of Guadalupe (Antioquia) (pop: 1,730) --> See nearby quakes!
189 km (118 mi) W of Gomez Plata (Antioquia) (pop: 4,100) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) WNW of San Vicente (Antioquia) (pop: 5,020) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) NW of Montebello (Antioquia) (pop: 2,010) --> See nearby quakes!
192 km (119 mi) WNW of Rionegro (Antioquia) (pop: 62,300) --> See nearby quakes!
192 km (119 mi) NNW of Tado (Tadó, Chocó) (pop: 10,100) --> See nearby quakes!
193 km (120 mi) WNW of Concepcion (Antioquia) (pop: 1,510) --> See nearby quakes!
193 km (120 mi) WNW of La Ceja (Antioquia) (pop: 36,600) --> See nearby quakes!
194 km (120 mi) NW of Jardin (Antioquia) (pop: 7,750) --> See nearby quakes!
195 km (121 mi) WNW of Marinilla (Antioquia) (pop: 24,200) --> See nearby quakes!
200 km (124 mi) WNW of El Carmen de Viboral (Antioquia) (pop: 21,200) --> See nearby quakes!
202 km (125 mi) N of Istmina (Chocó) (pop: 13,800) --> See nearby quakes!
202 km (126 mi) W of Amalfi (Antioquia) (pop: 9,730) --> See nearby quakes!
204 km (126 mi) WNW of Santuario (Antioquia) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
204 km (127 mi) S of San Juan de Uraba (Antioquia) (pop: 10,800) --> See nearby quakes!
206 km (128 mi) NW of Valparaiso (Antioquia) (pop: 3,630) --> See nearby quakes!
210 km (130 mi) N of Condoto (Chocó) (pop: 9,900) --> See nearby quakes!
210 km (131 mi) NW of Caramanta (Antioquia) (pop: 3,040) --> See nearby quakes!
211 km (131 mi) WNW of Granada (Antioquia) (pop: 5,660) --> See nearby quakes!
214 km (133 mi) W of Yolombo (Antioquia) (pop: 6,030) --> See nearby quakes!
215 km (134 mi) WNW of Cocorna (Antioquia) (pop: 5,260) --> See nearby quakes!
216 km (134 mi) NNW of Pueblo Rico (Risaralda) (pop: 4,170) --> See nearby quakes!
217 km (135 mi) SSW of Arboletes (Antioquia) (pop: 8,380) --> See nearby quakes!
217 km (135 mi) NW of Riosucio (Caldas) (pop: 19,000) --> See nearby quakes!
220 km (137 mi) NW of Aguadas (Caldas) (pop: 19,700) --> See nearby quakes!
221 km (137 mi) WSW of Caucasia (Antioquia) (pop: 58,000) --> See nearby quakes!
225 km (140 mi) NW of Sonson (Antioquia) (pop: 17,200) --> See nearby quakes!
227 km (141 mi) NNW of Belén de Umbria (Belén de Umbría, Risaralda) (pop: 15,700) --> See nearby quakes!
232 km (144 mi) NNW of Apia (Apía, Risaralda) (pop: 6,940) --> See nearby quakes!
234 km (145 mi) NW of Salamina (Caldas) (pop: 18,100) --> See nearby quakes!
234 km (146 mi) NNW of Santuario (Risaralda) (pop: 6,820) --> See nearby quakes!
238 km (148 mi) NW of Filadelfia (Caldas) (pop: 5,060) --> See nearby quakes!
244 km (151 mi) NW of Narino (Antioquia) (pop: 3,190) --> See nearby quakes!
244 km (152 mi) SSW of San Carlos (Córdoba) (pop: 24,600) --> See nearby quakes!
246 km (153 mi) SW of Ayapel (Córdoba) (pop: 22,600) --> See nearby quakes!
252 km (156 mi) NW of Neira (Caldas) (pop: 11,800) --> See nearby quakes!
272 km (169 mi) NW of Manzanares (Caldas) (pop: 16,300) --> See nearby quakes!
273 km (169 mi) SW of San Marcos (Sucre) (pop: 36,500) --> See nearby quakes!
288 km (179 mi) NW of Casabianca (Tolima) (pop: 1,590) --> See nearby quakes!
289 km (179 mi) NW of Fresno (Tolima) (pop: 17,700) --> See nearby quakes!
293 km (182 mi) NW of Palocabildo (Tolima) (pop: 3,530) --> See nearby quakes!
408 km (253 mi) NW of Bogota (Bogota D.C.) (pop: 7,674,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 22.9°C (73 F), humidity: 96%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from S
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.250 km- 9 km W of Murindó, ColombiaEMSC
M 4.554 km9 Km W of Murindó, ColombiaUSGS
M 4.315 km184 Km Al Sureste De La Palma, Panamá, ColombiaINETER

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