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M5.6 Earthquake near 31 km SSW of Bahía Solano, Colombia

UTC time: 2025-01-10 08:14:32 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
18.0 km
Source
USGS

31 km SSW of Bahía Solano, Colombia

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M5.6 Earthquake near 31 km SSW of Bahía Solano, Colombia · 2025-01-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near 31 km SSW of Bahía Solano, Colombia · 2025-01-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On January 10, 2025 at 08:14 UTC, a magnitude M5.6 earthquake occurred near 31 km SSW of Bahía Solano, Colombia. With a focal depth of about 18 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
c76dc166bf57638ae1c0c7b841f4ae9bb289ee29
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
18.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-10 08:14:32 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
5.94610, -77.46830

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 18 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 18 km
Shallow
18 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Quibdó94.0 kmE129'237
Medellín212.3 kmE1'999'979

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Romeral
    Distance: 247 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'769 m ·Last eruption: -5390 ·Colombia
  • Bravo, Cerro
    Distance: 259 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'985 m ·Last eruption: 1720 ·Colombia
  • Santa Isabel
    Distance: 264 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 4'944 m ·Last eruption: -850 ·Colombia
  • Ruiz, Nevado del
    Distance: 265 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'279 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Colombia
  • Tolima, Nevado del
    Distance: 277 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'215 m ·Last eruption: 1943 ·Colombia
  • Machin
    Distance: 282 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'749 m ·Last eruption: 1180 ·Colombia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • José Celestino Mutis AirportColombia · BSC · SKBS
    29.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Reyes Murillo AirportColombia · NQU · SKNQ
    34.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • El Caraño AirportColombia · UIB · SKUI
    95.8 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

Comparison of seismic sources

3 sources currently report magnitudes from M5.5 to M5.9.

Measurements can differ because agencies use different networks and calculation methods. Values may be revised.

SourceMagnitudeDepthPosition difference
USPM5.510.0 km13.9 km
NNSNM5.916.3 km13.6 km
USGSM5.618.0 km0.0 km

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.

Earthquake overview

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