On the morning of Monday, September 18, there was a strong earthquake in colombia. According to preliminary data from the Colombian Geological Service, earthquake The epicenter was on the Venezuelan border.
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SGC reported that magnitude 4.0 and occurred at 5:02 a.m.. The epicenter became the municipality Toledo, North Santander.
Citizens noted a strong movement on social networks. Cúcuta, Arauca and BucaramangaThey stated that they felt this significantly. Inside Bogotá and Boyacá Reports are also coming from people who perceive this.
According to the SGC, the depth of the tremor was superficial (less than 30 kilometers). Also the perceived intensity was 5, which means: felt strongly, According to the report.
Regarding the seismic activity in Colombia, SGC explained that the country is located in an area where various tectonic plates meet, so earthquakes occur in a large part of its territory due to geological interaction.
The SGC also explained that coastal areas and places near mountain ranges are prone to tremors.
The country also has the Bucaramanga Seismic Slot, which, according to research and experts, is the epicenter of constant earthquakes and is one of the most shaken regions in the world. In fact, 60 percent of the seismic activity in the national territory is recorded in the Los Santos municipality of Santander.
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Now, risk management officers They reported no possible damage after the earthquake; However, scanning is carried out in areas where movement is felt to determine whether there is any emergency.
In addition to the one in Toledo, three more tremors were recorded in Colombia in the early hours of Monday. According to SGC, one was of magnitude 2.2 in Zapatoca, Santander, at 2:56 p.m.; the next at magnitude 2.2 is Piedecuesta in Santander at 3:02 p.m.; and a magnitude 2.3 in Tufiño, on Ecuador’s border with Colombia, at 3:37 p.m.
Be aware that after strong earthquakes, aftershocks of smaller magnitude may occur in areas close to where the main earthquake occurred.
Although earthquakes cannot be predicted, there are free technological tools available that warn of developing tremors.
For example, one free service is Google’s seismic alert, which works on Android-powered mobile phones. While it’s enabled on most devices, some need to do it manually.
The first thing is to open the phone settings. Then go to the ‘Security and Emergency’ menu and then ‘Earthquake Alerts’, if you can’t find it go to ‘Security and Emergency’, press ‘Location’ then ‘Advanced’ and finally select ‘Earthquake alerts’.
When it comes to iPhone phones, there are apps that notify you when a flicker occurs. Some of these include My Earthquake Alerts and News, AccuWeather: Weather Alerts, or Earthquake Network.
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