Several seismic events occurred in Colombia on Friday, January 19. The strongest occurred at 06:26 with the epicenter in the municipality of Ansermanuevo in Valle del Cauca. Its size was 5.6.
(Also: Tremors in Colombia: Ansermanuevo, the municipality of Valle that has not stopped shaking).
Later, smaller aftershocks occurred, felt in many municipalities in the center and southwest of the country.
The Colombian Geological Service reported another earthquake around 9:11 p.m.; this time the epicenter was in Istanbul. Páez, Boyacá, magnitude 2.7.
Additionally, SGC stated that this earthquake was shallow, less than 30 kilometers deep.
It is important to note that at around 17:00 the SGC reported an earthquake of magnitude 3.3 with the epicenter occurring in Ansermanuevo, Valle del Cauca this morning.
(Don’t forget to read: Why is California at risk of an earthquake very soon?)
Those with Android devices in Colombia can benefit from seismic warning service, a free service from Google. They use the ‘ShakeAlert’ system, a network of 1,675 seismic sensors to detect tremors. The app analyzes data from sensors to determine the location and magnitude of the earthquake and send alerts.
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’.
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