Colombia registered a 5.7 earthquake this Friday in the early hours of the morning. As reported by the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (ESMC), the earthquake was felt in the Colombian region of Pereira:
#Earthquake (#sismo) possibly felt 6 sec ago in #Colombia (detected from @SismoDetector). Felt it? Tell us via:
📱https://t.co/IbUfG7TFOL
🌐https://t.co/AXvOM7I4Th
🖥https://t.co/wPtMW5ND1t
⚠ Automatic crowdsourced detection, not seismically verified yet. More info soon! pic.twitter.com/0y6yJdpRwG— EMSC (@LastQuake) January 19, 2024
According to the ESMC, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 115 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was detected in Ansermanuevo, in the department of Valle del Cauca and, despite the little information revealed at the moment, many citizens took to social networks to show the effects of the tremor.
BREAKING: Footage of 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Colombia region on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center said.
The quake was at a depth of 115 kilometers (71.46 miles), EMSC said.#Earthquake #Colombia pic.twitter.com/ARWkZ8gUZ3
— World Times (@WorldTimesWT) January 19, 2024
❗💥🇨🇴 - #BREAKING: 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Colombia. pic.twitter.com/WpzRoox1Tt
— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformantofc) January 19, 2024
#COLOMBIA 🚨#URGENT | More images of how the #earthquake of magnitude 5.6 that had its epicenter in Ansermanuevo, in the department of Valle del Cauca was perceived. #RochexRB27 #earthquake #tremor
🇨🇴#COLOMBIA 🚨#URGENTE | Más imágenes de cómo se percibió el #sismo de magnitud 5.6 que tuvo su epicentro en Ansermanuevo, en el departamento de Valle del Cauca. #RochexRB27 #earthquake #terremoto #Temblor pic.twitter.com/Qhq2TUOA2y
— Rochex Rababel Robinson Bonilla (@RochexRB27) January 19, 2024