M4.5 earthquake near Barranquilla, Atlántico

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 1 km N of Barranquilla, Colombia on 6 Mar 2019, 01:48 UTC at a depth of 47 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Barranquilla, about 2 km away in Atlántico, Colombia.