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Magnitude 4.9 NORTHERN COLOMBIA

Saturday, October 04, 2008 at 14:17:37 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time
  • Saturday, October 04, 2008 at 14:17:37 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, October 04, 2008 at 09:17:37 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 6.74N 72.92W
    Depth 159 kilometers
    Region NORTHERN COLOMBIA
    Distances 50 km (30 miles) SSE of Bucaramanga, Colombia
    110 km (65 miles) ESE of Barrancabermeja, Colombia
    135 km (85 miles) SSW of Cucuta, Colombia
    270 km (165 miles) NNE of BOGOTA, Colombia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 4.1 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=141, Nph=141, Dmin=30.0 km, Rmss=0.71 sec, Erho=4.1 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=59.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Remarks Felt in Antioquia and at Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cucuta, Ibaque and Manizales.
    Event ID usxta4

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