M5.2 earthquake near San Gil, Santander Department

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 3 km W of Cepitá, Colombia on 24 Jan 2019, 03:04 UTC at a depth of 159 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 San Gil, about 26 km away in Santander Department, Colombia.