Weak mag. 3.8 earthquake - El Cairo, 39 km west of Cartago, Departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on Saturday, 13 Feb 2021 5:54 pm (GMT -5) -
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Weak magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 91 km depth
13 Feb 23:07 UTC: First to report: INETER after 13 minutes.
14 Feb 00:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 89.0 to 91.0 km (from 55 to 57 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.
14 Feb 00:14: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 89.0 to 91.0 km (from 55 to 57 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.1 km (0.7 mi) towards S.
Date & time: 13 Feb 2021 22:54:26 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, 13 Feb 2021 5:54 pm (GMT -5)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 91.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.78°N / 76.26°W
(El Cairo, Departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia)Nearest volcano: Santa Isabel (99 km / 62 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) WNW of El Cairo (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 3,270) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) NW of Toro (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 13,800) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) NNW of La Union (La Unión, Valle del Cauca) (pop: 23,500) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) W of Cartago (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 134,800) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (26 mi) NNW of Roldanillo (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 27,600) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) WSW of La Virginia (Risaralda) (pop: 33,800) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) NNW of Zarzal (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 28,800) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) N of Tulua (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 165,500) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (95 mi) N of Santiago de Cali (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 2,392,900) --> See nearby quakes!
242 km (151 mi) W of Santafe de Bogota (Bogota D.C.) (pop: 7,674,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds
24°C (75 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from WNW
Primary data source: INETERScattered Clouds
24°C (75 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from WNWEstimated released energy: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.8 | 91 km | 179 Km Al Suroeste De Medellin, Colombia | INETER |
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