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M4.5 Earthquake near 3 km SE of Argelia, Colombia

UTC time: 2025-04-01 02:04:04 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
99.6 km
Source
USGS

3 km SE of Argelia, Colombia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near 3 km SE of Argelia, Colombia on April 1, 2025 at 02:04 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 100 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
c57e9965bce8915528b635fcd2c76c98a11aa616
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
99.6 km
UTC time
2025-04-01 02:04:04 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
4.70220, -76.09620

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 99.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 99.6 km
Intermediate
99.6 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

  • Machin
    Distance: 82 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'749 m ·Last eruption: 1180 ·Colombia
  • Santa Isabel
    Distance: 82 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 4'944 m ·Last eruption: -850 ·Colombia
  • Tolima, Nevado del
    Distance: 85 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'215 m ·Last eruption: 1943 ·Colombia
  • Ruiz, Nevado del
    Distance: 88 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'279 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Colombia
  • Romeral
    Distance: 98 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'769 m ·Last eruption: -5390 ·Colombia
  • Bravo, Cerro
    Distance: 99 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'985 m ·Last eruption: 1720 ·Colombia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Matecaña International AirportColombia · PEI · SKPE
    41.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • El Eden AirportColombia · AXM · SKAR
    45.9 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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