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Chaparral tolima / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s
Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - 76 km northwest of Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia, on 2021-04-11 16:44:10 -
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Strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 10 km depth
11 Apr 23:49 UTC: First to report: INETER after 1 hour and 5 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Apr 11, 2021 22:44:10 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | 2021-04-11 16:44:10 |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 5.3 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 6.63°N / 76.14°W  (Abriaqui, Antioquia, Colombia) |
| Antipode | 6.63°S / 103.86°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking |
| Felt | 1 report |
| Primary data source | INETER |
| Nearest volcano | San Diego (171 km / 106 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 16 km (10 mi) S of Frontino (pop: 8,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) N of Urrao (pop: 18,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) WNW of Bello (Departamento de Antioquia) (pop: 392,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) NW of La Estrella (Departamento de Antioquia) (pop: 49,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) WNW of Medellin (Departamento de Antioquia) (pop: 2,000,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) WNW of Copacabana (Departamento de Antioquia) (pop: 49,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 78 km (48 mi) NW of Itagui (Departamento de Antioquia) (pop: 281,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) NW of Envigado (Departamento de Antioquia) (pop: 163,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) NW of Caldas (Departamento de Antioquia) (pop: 65,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 320 km (199 mi) NW of Bogota (Bogotá D.C.) (pop: 7,674,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.3 | 10 km | 76 Km Al Noroeste De Medellin, Colombia | INETER |
User reports for this quake (1)
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