At 6:27 am on Saturday 19 August, a seismic event was recorded in Villavicencio, Meta.
The 3.1 magnitude tremor was felt in the nearby municipalities of El Calvario, Guayabetal and Quetame. The region affected by the 6.1 magnitude earthquake last Thursday.
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The motion was at a shallow depth of less than 30 kilometers and the presence indicates that the maximum perceived intensity was magnitude 4.
Users on social networks reported that it was felt, but mild.
In accordance with In SGC’s last bulletin at 06:56 a.m., there was a second movement of magnitude 2.9 and surface depth. vice
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Olmedo López, director of the National Disaster Risk Management Unit (UNGRD), reassured “it is natural after an event like this” in an interview with ‘radio W’ regarding its relationship to the powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Thursday (August 17th). a strong earthquake, the tectonic plate tries to rearrange itself and movements continue to occur”.
He urged residents of municipalities such as El Calvario to follow the party’s advice to avoid tragedies.
Another 3.5-magnitude motion was previously reported at a depth of 149 kilometers in the early morning hours of Los Santos, Santander.
It should be noted that this municipality is the place with the greatest seismic activity in the country.
If you have felt any of the earthquakes, you can report them to SGC at https://sismosentido.sgc.gov.co.
Google Earthquake Alert is a free service for Android users and is enabled on some devices, but some users may need to enable it manually.
This step Step to enable earthquake notifications according to Google support
1. Open phone settings.
2. Press ‘Safety & Emergency’ and then ‘Earthquake Alerts’.
If you can’t find ‘Security & emergency’, press ‘Location’ then ‘Advanced’ then select ‘Earthquake alerts’.
Google uses the ‘ShakeAlert’ system, a network of 1,675 seismic sensors, to detect shaking from earthquakes. The app analyzes the sensor data to determine the location and magnitude of the earthquake.
The ShakeAlert system sends a signal to the Android earthquake alert system, which directly sends an earthquake alert to Android users.
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Source: Exame
