M4.6 earthquake near San Andrés, San Andres y Providencia

What happened

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Mountain, Colombia on 21 Sept 2018, 02:07 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is San Andrés, about 87 km away in San Andres y Providencia, Colombia.