M5.1 earthquake near San Josecito, Táchira

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of Cubará, Colombia on 14 Oct 2017, 08:35 UTC at a depth of 33 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is San Josecito, about 53 km away in Táchira, Venezuela.