M5.1 earthquake near Granada, Meta Department
3393 d ago · 2 Jul 2017, 19:26 UTC 8 km NNE of Lejanías, Colombia
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Lejanías, Colombia on 2 Jul 2017, 19:26 UTC at a depth of 28 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 Granada, about 31 km away in Meta Department, Colombia.
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