M5.1 earthquake near Albania, La Guajira Department

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 25 km SE of Albania, Colombia on 22 Jul 2020, 03:16 UTC at a depth of 99 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 Albania, about 25 km away in La Guajira Department, Colombia.