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Mag. 2.3 quake - Caribbean Sea, 76 km northwest of Monteria, Cordoba, Colombia, on Saturday, Sep 23, 2023 05:55 am (GMT -5) -

Minor magnitude 2.3 earthquake at 58 km depth

23 Sep 17:04 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Sep 23, 2023 10:55:42 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Sep 23, 2023 05:55 am (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.3
Depth	57.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	9.145°N / 76.442°W Caribbean Sea, Colombia
Antipode	9.145°S / 103.558°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt
Primary data source	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10⁸ joules (49.4 kilowatt hours) \| about seismic energy

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Nearby places

Distance	Place	Max. shaking intensity(*)	Region	Country
24 km (15 mi) SE of epicenter	Puerto Escondido (pop: 3,020)	I Not felt	Cordoba	Colombia
33 km (20 mi) S of epicenter	Arboletes (pop: 8,380)	Not felt	Antioquia	Colombia
70 km (43 mi) E of epicenter	Lorica (pop: 40,600)	Not felt	Cordoba	Colombia
76 km (47 mi) SE of epicenter	Monteria (pop: 272,400)	Not felt	Monteria, Cordoba	Colombia
77 km (48 mi) ESE of epicenter	Cereté (pop: 55,500)	Not felt	Cordoba	Colombia
90 km (56 mi) ESE of epicenter	San Carlos (pop: 24,600)	Not felt	Cordoba	Colombia
95 km (59 mi) ESE of epicenter	Ciénaga de Oro (pop: 17,600)	Not felt	Cordoba	Colombia
568 km (353 mi) SSE of epicenter	Bogota (pop: 7,674,400)	Not felt	Bogota D.C., Bogota	Colombia

Notes:
(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.

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Mag	Depth	Time GMT	Epicenter	Agency
2.3	58 km (36 mi)	2023-09-23 10:55:42	Near North Coast of Colombia	RaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Los Cordobas, Cordoba, Colombia (LCBC/CM network) | Distance from quake: 33 km / 21 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Los Cordobas, Cordoba, 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 2.3, 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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