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M4.5 Earthquake near 4 km NE of Villanueva, Colombia

UTC time: 2025-03-15 09:19:12 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
160.7 km
Source
USGS

4 km NE of Villanueva, Colombia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near 4 km NE of Villanueva, Colombia on March 15, 2025 at 09:19 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 161 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
0c44c2e4f455193a452f67984304f76a29dcf191
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
160.7 km
UTC time
2025-03-15 09:19:12 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
6.69970, -73.14970

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 160.7 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 160.7 km
Intermediate
160.7 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Romeral
    Distance: 296 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'769 m ·Last eruption: -5390 ·Colombia
  • Bravo, Cerro
    Distance: 297 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'985 m ·Last eruption: 1720 ·Colombia
  • Ruiz, Nevado del
    Distance: 313 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'279 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Colombia
  • Santa Isabel
    Distance: 322 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 4'944 m ·Last eruption: -850 ·Colombia
  • Tolima, Nevado del
    Distance: 331 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'215 m ·Last eruption: 1943 ·Colombia
  • Machin
    Distance: 349 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'749 m ·Last eruption: 1180 ·Colombia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Palonegro AirportColombia · BGA · SKBG
    47.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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