A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Piedecuesta in Colombia on Sunday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/07/25 / 2025-07-06 13:29:23 / July 6, 2025 @ 1:29 pm. The temblor was reported at 13:29:23 / 1:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -73.1182° West, latitude 6.913° North, depth = 151.38 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000qb07. Event ids that are associated: us7000qb07. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 151.38 km (94 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Colombia (c. 47 790 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yondó, Barrancabermeja, Toledo (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Bucaramanga (c. 571 800 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from Floridablanca (c. 252 300 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Barrancabermeja (c. 191 400 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Girón (c. 108 500 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Piedecuesta (c. 86 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Pamplona (c. 53 600 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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