The Geological Service of Colombia (SGC) reported that it was recorded on Thursday morning, February 1. A new tremor in the center of the country.
According to the first report published on official social networks at around 08.53, the epicenter of the last earthquake was the municipality of Arcabuco (Boyacá).
The magnitude of the earthquake was 3.8 and its depth was 155 kilometers.As read in the preliminary report.
According to the official report, reports came from municipalities near the epicenter: Gachantivá and Hagia Sophia.
As reported by the SGC, the perceived intensity was quite light, only 2 points. Due to its characteristics, the recent earthquake is not considered a major earthquake.
As seen in a video recently published on the Geological Service’s accounts, actor and geologist Diego Vásquez Camayo stated that for an earthquake to be “concerning” different factors must be taken into account; Up to 2,500 earthquakes can occur in Colombia per month.
“The closer you are to the epicenter, the more intense the movement will be felt and the greater the effects will be,” commented Vásquez.
The more superficial and larger the earthquake, the more it will be felt in the surrounding districts.
(In detail: How to determine a ‘concerning earthquake’ in Colombia? That’s what the Geological Service says).
The first recorded minor earthquake was reported around midnight on Thursday, February 1. The earthquake with a magnitude of 2.3 and a depth of 143 km was recorded in Los Santos (Santander) at 00:41.
In the most shaken municipality of Colombia, another earthquake occurred at around 02.57, with a magnitude of 2.7, although its intensity was 4 points. The depth was not shallow again (147 km).
A third earthquake hit Los Santos just after 4 a.m. It had a magnitude of 2.2 and a depth of 144 km.
Finally before the earthquake in Arcabuco, There was an earthquake in Aratoca (Santander). It was size 2. Its depth was 145 km.
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