M5.0 earthquake near San Juan de Urabá, Antioquia
2909 d ago · 29 Oct 2018, 21:31 UTC 20 km NNE of Acandí, Colombia
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Acandí, Colombia on 29 Oct 2018, 21:31 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Juan de Urabá, about 75 km away in Antioquia, Colombia.
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