Weak mag. 3.6 earthquake - Departamento del Choco, 51 km south of Chigorodo, Antioquia, Colombia, on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 4:58 pm (GMT -5) -
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Weak magnitude 3.6 earthquake at 49 km depth
19 May 22:04 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.
19 May 22:08: Magnitude recalculated from 3.2 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 21.2 km (from 6.2 to 13.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.6 km (2.2 mi) towards WSW.
20 May 00:12: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 21.2 to 49.0 km (from 13.2 to 30 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7 km (4.4 mi) towards ENE.
19 May 22:08: Magnitude recalculated from 3.2 to 3.6. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 21.2 km (from 6.2 to 13.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.6 km (2.2 mi) towards WSW.
20 May 00:12: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 21.2 to 49.0 km (from 13.2 to 30 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 7 km (4.4 mi) towards ENE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 19, 2022 21:58:43 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, May 19, 2022 at 4:58 pm (GMT -5) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 3.6 |
| Depth | 49.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 7.241°N / 76.86°W  (Riosucio, Departamento del Choco, Colombia) |
| Antipode | 7.241°S / 103.14°E |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 29 km (18 mi) N of Murindo (Antioquia) (pop: 2,370) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (23 mi) SE of Riosucio (Chocó) (pop: 7,160) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) SSW of Chigorodo (Antioquia) (pop: 48,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 62 km (38 mi) SSW of Carepa (Antioquia) (pop: 20,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) SSW of Apartado (Departamento de Antioquia) (pop: 86,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) S of Turbo (Departamento de Antioquia) (pop: 50,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 181 km (112 mi) NW of Medellin (Departamento de Antioquia) (pop: 2,000,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 424 km (264 mi) NW of Bogota (Bogotá D.C.) (pop: 7,674,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Very Heavy Rain  24.4°C (76 F), humidity: 96%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from SW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.6 | 49 km | Northern Colombia | RaspberryShake |
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