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M6.0 earthquake near Granada, Meta Department

2488 d ago · 24 Dec 2019, 19:03 UTC 1 km NE of Lejanías, Colombia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Lejanías, Colombia on 24 Dec 2019, 19:03 UTC at a depth of 11 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Granada, about 35 km away in Meta Department, Colombia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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