M5.4 earthquake near San Gil, Santander Department

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Aratoca, Colombia on 10 Mar 2023, 09:18 UTC at a depth of 160 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is San Gil, about 23 km away in Santander Department, Colombia.