M6.2 earthquake near Piedecuesta, Santander Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia on 10 Mar 2015, 20:55 UTC at a depth of 155 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Piedecuesta, about 24 km away in Santander Department, Colombia.