Approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes ago, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake occurred near Villavicencio, Departamento del Meta, Colombia. The earthquake occurred on Sunday, May 14th, 2023, at 1:04 am local time. It was recorded by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which was the first seismological agency to report the event. The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) also issued a report confirming the magnitude as 4.7.
Preliminary seismic data suggests that the earthquake was likely felt by many people in the epicenter area but should not have caused significant damage. Some effects such as objects falling from shelves and broken windows may have occurred. In Villavicencio, located 7 km from the epicenter, as well as Restrepo (17 km away) and Cumaral (20 km away), the quake would have been felt as light shaking.
In Acacias (25 km from the epicenter), San Martin (48 km away), Granada (65 km away), Puerto Lopez (68 km away), and Bogota (79 km away), weak shaking may have been felt. Other nearby towns and cities where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Soacha (89 km away) and Fusagasuga (92 km away).
VolcanoDiscovery will continue to update the magnitude and depth if there are any changes and will provide further information if any significant developments occur. They encourage individuals in the affected area to share their experiences through their reporting mechanism, either online or via their mobile app. This will help provide more firsthand updates to people worldwide who are interested in learning more about this earthquake.
