Informe sismo: Terremoto leve mag. 4.5 - Caribbean Sea, 239 km ENE of Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia, martes, 28 mar 2023 13:13 (GMT -4)

Terremoto leve magnitud 4.5 a 44 km de profundidad

28 Mar 17:16 UTC: Primero en informar: VolcanoDiscovery después de 3 minutos.
28 Mar 17:20: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: RaspberryShake
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29 Mar 16:40: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: USGS

Update Tue, 28 Mar 2023, 17:39

Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake 77 km west of Oranjestad, Colombia

4.7 quake 28 Mar 1:13 pm (GMT -4)

A shallow magnitude 4.7 earthquake was reported around noon near Oranjestad, Oranjestad-West, Aruba.
According to the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, the quake hit on Tuesday, March 28th, 2023, at 1:13 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 4.7 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Oranjestad (pop. 30,000) located 77 km from the epicenter, Tanki Leendert (pop. 21,500) 78 km away, and Paradera (pop. 12,000) 80 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include San Nicolas (pop. 15,200) located 91 km from the epicenter, and Santa Cruz de los Taques (pop. 25,000) 95 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Detalles del terremoto

Fecha y hora	28 Mar 2023 17:13:40 UTC -
Hora local en el epicentro	martes, 28 mar 2023 13:13 (GMT -4)
Status	Confirmado
Magnitud	4.5
Prof.	44.1 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud	12.6459°N / 71.0189°W (Mar Caribe, Colombia)
Antipode	12.646°S / 108.981°E
Intensidad del temblor	Temblor débil
Sentido	17 informes
Fuente primaria de datos	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Volcán mas cercano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Lugares cercanos	109 km al O de Oranjestad (Aruba) (pop: 30,000) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 139 km al NO de Punto Fijo (Venezuela) (pop: 141,700) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 171 km al NE de Uribia (pop: 7,520) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 194 km al NE de Maicao (pop: 130,300) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 234 km al ONO de Willemstad (Curazao) (pop: 125,000) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 239 km al ENE de Riohacha (pop: 92,400) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 344 km al NE de Valledupar (pop: 308,200) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 955 km al NNE de Bogotá (pop: 7,674,400) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos 114 km al O de Aruba Island (pop: 105,000) \| En el mapa \| Sismos cercanos
Tiempo en el epicentro en el momento del sismo
Energía sísmica estimada liberada	3.5 x 10¹¹ joules (98.6 MWh, equivalente a 84.8 toneladas de TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Revista	Prof.	Ubicación	Fuente
4.5	44 km	Colombia: 138 Km NW of Punto Fijo, Venezuela	USGS
4.7	44 km	Colombia: Near Coast of Venezuela	GFZ
4.7	46 km	Colombia: OFFSHORE FALCON, VENEZUELA	EMSC
5.0	36 km	Colombia: Near Coast of Venezuela	GeoAu
4.5	44 km	Near North Coast of Colombia	RaspberryShake

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Punto Fijo, Falcon, Venezuela / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / very short : Leve sacudida lateral | 5 users found this interesting.

Aruba (106.2 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Sitting on the couch in a high rise hotel | 2 users found this interesting.

Oranjestad (111.1 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 1-2 s : 7th floor, light soaking felt by my husband and I | One user found this interesting.

In the hotel room in Aruba near Palm Beach / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : I thought someone might have slammed a door as the room as well as the TV literally shook and moved a bit but it lasted a few seconds. I didn't know it was an earthquake until someone told me.

Punto Fijo, Falcón, Venezuela (137.7 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt

29.5 km E of epicenter [Map] / not felt

Santa Cruz (114.2 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

Oranjestad, Aruba (105 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s

Aruba (106.8 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s : Everything was moving

Aruba (109.3 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Was a really light quake

Hyatt Place Aruba Airport / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 2-5 s : Very short and subtle 3 second shake enough to slightly move the office chair I was sitting in

Noord, Aruba / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s

Wayaca, Aruba (111 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s

Oranjestad / Weak shaking (MMI III) / very short

aruba / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 15-20 s : the ground wass vibriting

Aruba / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / very short : Side to side motion

Aruba / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s

Aruba / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

marriott surf club / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s

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Terremoto leve mag. 4.5 - Caribbean Sea, 239 km ENE of Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia, martes, 28 mar 2023 13:13 (GMT -4) -

Terremoto leve magnitud 4.5 a 44 km de profundidad

Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake 77 km west of Oranjestad, Colombia

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Terremoto leve mag. 4.5 - Caribbean Sea, 239 km ENE of Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia, martes, 28 mar 2023 13:13 (GMT -4) - writeAge(1680023620)

Terremoto leve magnitud 4.5 a 44 km de profundidad

Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake 77 km west of Oranjestad, Colombia

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