M5.2 earthquake near Riohacha, La Guajira Department

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 82 km NW of Manaure, Colombia on 12 Feb 2017, 09:32 UTC at a depth of 7 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 Riohacha, about 83 km away in La Guajira Department, Colombia.