Mag. 4.8 earthquake - 143 km north of Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on Monday, 16 Nov 2020 8:59 am (GMT -5) -

Mag. 4.8 earthquake - 143 km north of Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on Monday, 16 Nov 2020 8:59 am (GMT -5)

Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 73 km depth

16 Nov 14:35 UTC: Premier à signaler: USGS après 36 minutes.
22 Nov 14:44: Profondeur recalculée de 62.9 à 73.0 km (de 39 à 45 mi). Emplacement de l'épicentre corrigé de 4.4 km (2.7 mi) au WNW.
Update Mon, 16 Nov 2020, 14:36
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes near Pereira, Colombia
4.8 quake 18 Km ENE of Sipí, Colombia, 16 Nov 8.59 am (GMT -5)
4.8 quake 18 Km ENE of Sipí, Colombia, 16 Nov 8.59 am (GMT -5)
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a magnitude 4.8 quake in Colombia near the village of Sipí 37 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Monday 16 November 2020 at 8.59 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 62.9 km. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
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 Sipí (pop. 300) located 19 km from the epicenter, El Cairo (pop. 3,300) 30 km away, Nóvita (pop. 1,900) 30 km away, San José del Palmar (pop. 2,400) 35 km away, Versalles (pop. 3,500) 35 km away, Pereira (pop. 440,100) 88 km away, Armenia (pop. 315,300) 91 km away, and Manizales (pop. 357,800) 115 km away.
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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 16 Nov 2020 13:59:21 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: lundi, 16 nov. 2020 08:59 (GMT -5)
Magnitude: 4.8
Profondeur: 73.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.7244°N / 76.5228°W (Novita, Departamento del Choco, Colombie)
Volcan le plus près: Santa Isabel (124 km / 77 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
16 km ENE de Sipi (Chocó) (pop: 332) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
51 km ONO de La Union (La Unión, Valle del Cauca) (pop: 23,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
54 km NO de Roldanillo (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 27,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
62 km NO de Zarzal (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 28,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
68 km O de Cartago (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 134,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
80 km NNO de Tulua (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 165,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
92 km O de Pereira (Risaralda) (pop: 440,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
96 km O de Dos Quebradas (pop: 179,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
143 km N de Cali (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 2,392,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
271 km O de Bogota (Bogota D.C.) (pop: 7,674,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Light Rain 23.7°C (75 F), humidity: 85%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from W
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeProfondeurLocationSource
M 4.873 km15 Km ENE of Sipí, ColombiaUSGS
M 4.880 kmCOLOMBIAEMSC
M 4.874 kmColombiaGFZ

User reports for this quake (9)

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Manizales caldas colombia (118.8 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Movimiento ligero (reported through our app)
117 km ENE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s
101.3 km E of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)
272.1 km E of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
155.1 km ESE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
MANIZALES, CALDAS, COLOMBIA (118.5 km ENE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s
260.2 km E of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Santa rosa de cabal / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Yotoco, Valle del Cauca. Colombia / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
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Mag. 4.8 earthquake - 143 km north of Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on Monday, 16 Nov 2020 8:59 am (GMT -5)
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    | Mag |
    Profondeur
    |
    Age
    |
    Distance
    | Details
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    | 7.2 |
    15km / 9.3mi
    |
    il y a 16 ans
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    | 7.2 |
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    | 6.8 |
    199km / 123mi
    |
    il y a 23 ans
    |
    130km / 81mi
    | Colombia
  • 19 Aug 1995 21:43
    | 6.6 |
    120km / 74mi
    |
    il y a 25 ans
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    115km / 71mi
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  • 30 Jul 1962 20:18
    | 6.5 |
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    |
    il y a 59 ans
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  • 11 Dec 1997 07:56
    | 6.4 |
    178km / 110mi
    |
    il y a 23 ans
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  • 08 Feb 1995 18:40
    | 6.4 |
    74km / 46mi
    |
    il y a 26 ans
    |
    70km / 43mi
    | Colombia
  • 23 Nov 1979 23:40
    | 6.4 |
    108km / 67mi
    |
    il y a 41 ans
    |
    35km / 22mi
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  • 07 Jun 1925 23:41
    | 6.3 |
    15km / 9.3mi
    |
    il y a 96 ans
    |
    141km / 88mi
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    | 6.2 |
    158km / 98mi
    |
    il y a 48 ans
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