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M4.9 Earthquake near 42 km WSW of Mountain, Colombia

UTC time: 2025-01-28 13:37:03 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

42 km WSW of Mountain, Colombia

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About this earthquake

On January 28, 2025 at 13:37 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near 42 km WSW of Mountain, Colombia. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
c228cc2338b983134a85c3cfee74fb035774a927
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-28 13:37:03 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
13.15240, -81.69670

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • El Embrujo AirportColombia · PVA · SKPV
    43.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-17

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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