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M4.6 Earthquake near 6 km NNE of Villanueva, Colombia

UTC time: 2025-02-17 15:48:20 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
161.2 km
Source
USGS

6 km NNE of Villanueva, Colombia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near 6 km NNE of Villanueva, Colombia on February 17, 2025 at 15:48 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 161 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
368b6cb2e74356542e208ab929a5544f39b4c656
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
161.2 km
UTC time
2025-02-17 15:48:20 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
6.72510, -73.16060

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 161.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 161.2 km
Intermediate
161.2 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: 297 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'769 m ·Last eruption: -5390 ·Colombia
  • Bravo, Cerro
    Distance: 298 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'985 m ·Last eruption: 1720 ·Colombia
  • Ruiz, Nevado del
    Distance: 314 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'279 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Colombia
  • Santa Isabel
    Distance: 323 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 4'944 m ·Last eruption: -850 ·Colombia
  • Tolima, Nevado del
    Distance: 332 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'215 m ·Last eruption: 1943 ·Colombia
  • Machin
    Distance: 350 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'749 m ·Last eruption: 1180 ·Colombia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Palonegro AirportColombia · BGA · SKBG
    44.7 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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