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Weak mag. 2.2 earthquake - 23 km southwest of Santa Rosa del Sur, Departamento de Bolivar, Colombia, on Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 at 7:39 am (GMT -5) -

Weak magnitude 2.2 earthquake at 0 km depth

30 Nov 12:44 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 4 minutes.
30 Nov 14:00: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.0 to 0.0 km (from 3.1 to 0 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 16 km (10.1 mi) towards WSW.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 30, 2022 12:39:36 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Nov 30, 2022 at 7:39 am (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.2
Depth	0.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	7.785°N / 74.159°W (Santa Rosa del Sur, Departamento de Bolivar, Colombia)
Antipode	7.785°S / 105.841°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	23 km (14 mi) SSW of Santa Rosa del Sur (Bolívar) (pop: 8,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 31 km (19 mi) SW of Simiti (Bolívar) (pop: 6,670) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 63 km (39 mi) SSW of Morales (Bolívar) (pop: 20,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 74 km (46 mi) ENE of El Bagre (Departamento de Antioquia) (pop: 40,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 83 km (52 mi) SW of Aguachica (Cesar) (pop: 73,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) NNW of Barrancabermeja (Santander) (pop: 191,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 327 km (203 mi) SSE of Cartagena de Indias (Bolívar) (pop: 952,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 353 km (220 mi) N of Bogota (Bogotá D.C.) (pop: 7,674,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 22.9°C (73 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from S
Estimated seismic energy released	1.3 x 10⁸ joules (35 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.2	0 km	Northern Colombia	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Santa Helena, Medellin, Colombia (HEL/CM network) | Distance from quake: 233 km / 145 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Santa Helena, Medellin, Colombia: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User reports for this quake

At magnitude 2.2, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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