A new tremor was felt in Colombia on Thursday night, November 23. According to the Colombian Geological Service, the earthquake occurred at 22:43.
(Our tip: This was a series of tremors that occurred in Colombia in the last few hours: one was strong).
The epicenter of the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 4.1, was 6 kilometers away from the Los Santos municipality of Santander.. This time the depth was 148 kilometers.
On the ‘I felt an earthquake’ platform 27 people reported that they managed to feel the earthquake, 13 in Santander, 12 in Boyacá and 2 in Bogota.
At this time authorities are not reporting any damage or victims.
(See: Tremors in Colombia: New earthquake in Tolima on Thursday, November 23).
“It was felt in Pidecuesta”, “It was felt on the fifth floor in Duitama”, are some of the reactions to the tremor on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
Google uses the ‘ShakeAlert’ system, a network of 1,675 seismic sensors to detect tremors. The app analyzes sensor data to determine the location and magnitude of the earthquake.
“Android Earthquake Alert System is a free service that detects earthquakes around the world and can warn Android users before shaking starts,” the tech giant explains.
This option works for free and its main purpose is to support authorities and people to prevent deaths in these natural events.
This is the step by step to enable earthquake notifications according to Google support:
1. Open phone settings.
2. Press ‘Security & Emergency’ and then ‘Earthquake Alerts’.
If you can’t find ‘Safety & Emergency’, press ‘Location’, then ‘Advanced’ and then select ‘Earthquake Alerts’.
Remember that you should always keep your mobile phone’s location or GPS active in order to receive a warning in case of an earthquake.
(Also: These are the necessary elements, preparations and recommendations for an earthquake).
Since Colombia is a very seismically active region, an earthquake can occur at any time. According to calculations of the Geological Service of Colombia (SGC), an average of about 2,500 earthquakes are recorded during a month, but the majority of them go undetected.
The institution stated that detailed information about earthquakes can be obtained thanks to technological advances and the strengthening of seismological networks around the world.
Additionally, according to the SGC, with population growth there are now “seismically active areas where no one has lived before; this has also led to an increase in the number of people feeling the earthquake.”
In fact, the authority reported 1,105 earthquakes in the week between November 3 and November 16, 2023. “It can shake 80 times a day (most of these earthquakes are imperceptible to humans), so it is very important to have a culture of seismic risk prevention,” they repeated.
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