Latest quakes in or near Bucaramanga City, Santander, Colombia, in the past 24 hours on Friday, April 19, 2024 - list, stats and map

Latest today See all	Mag. 2.5 earthquake 38 km south of Bucaramanga - Santander, Colombia -
Strongest today	Mag. 3.2 24 km south of Piedecuesta - Santander, Colombia -

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In the past 24 hours, Bucaramanga has had 47 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.2 within up to 100 km (63 mi) distance:

1 quake above magnitude 3
9 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
37 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 24 hours	47 quakes	36	9	1	-	-	-	-
Past 7 days	345 quakes	246	84	9	1	-	-	-
Past 30 days	1,561 quakes	1,103	418	31	2	-	-	-
Past 3 years	24,118 quakes	16,019	7,320	542	121	5	-	-
Past 10 years	26,201 quakes	16,039	8,297	1,336	401	14	3	-

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Latest quakes in or near Bucaramanga City, Santander, Colombia, in the past 24 hours on Friday, April 19, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Apr 19, 01:45 pm (Bogota)	2.5 143 km	38 km (24 mi) to the S	38 km south of Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia	Info
Apr 19, 01:31 pm (Bogota)	2.3 148 km	32 km (20 mi) to the S	32 km south of Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia	Info
Apr 19, 01:01 pm (Bogota)	2.4 142 km	37 km (23 mi) to the S	37 km south of Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia	Info
Apr 19, 12:49 pm (Bogota)	2.1 136 km	40 km (25 mi) to the S	40 km south of Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia	Info
Apr 19, 12:14 pm (Bogota)	1.8 121 km	43 km (26 mi) to the SW	Zapatoca - Santander, Colombia	Info
Apr 19, 10:14 am (Bogota)	1.9 169 km	85 km (53 mi) to the S	23 km south of San Gil, Santander, Colombia	Info
Apr 19, 09:35 am (Bogota)	1.8 149 km	36 km (23 mi) to the S	Los Santos - Santander, Colombia	Info
Apr 19, 05:59 am (Bogota)	0.9 1 km	27 km (17 mi) to the S	27 km south of Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia	Info
Apr 19, 04:56 am (Bogota)	1.8 133 km	39 km (24 mi) to the S	Los Santos - Santander, Colombia	Info
Apr 19, 04:30 am (Bogota)	1.6 143 km	35 km (22 mi) to the S	Zapatoca - Santander, Colombia	Info
Apr 19, 04:23 am (Bogota)	1.6 143 km	35 km (21 mi) to the S	Zapatoca - Santander, Colombia	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.5 x 10⁹ joules (1.81 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.55 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 3,900 quakes on average per year in or near Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia:

Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
Mag. 6 or higher: 0.23 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 4.4 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 2.1 quakes per year
Mag. 4 or higher: 39 quakes per year (or 3.3 quakes per month)
Mag. 3 or higher: 146 quakes per year (or 12.2 quakes per month)
Mag. 2 or higher: 1,300 quakes per year (or 3.6 quakes per day)
Mag. 1 or higher: 3,900 quakes per year (or 10.6 quakes per day)

Bucaramanga has a very high level of seismic activity. Bucaramanga has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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Bucaramanga Earthquake FAQ

+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia?

Bucaramanga has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 3,900 quakes on average per year in or near Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

+When was the latest earthquake in Bucaramanga?

The last earthquake in Bucaramanga occurred 4 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.5:

Mag. 2.5 earthquake 38 km south of Bucaramanga - Santander, Colombia -

A light magnitude 2.5 earthquake hit 38 km (24 mi) away from Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia, around noon of Friday, Apr 19, 2024 at 1.45 pm local time (America/Bogota GMT -5). The quake had a moderate depth of 143 km (89 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

+How many quakes were there in Bucaramanga in the past 24 hours?

In the past 24 hours, Bucaramanga has had 1 quake of magnitude 3.2 and 9 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 37 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.

+What was the strongest quake in Bucaramanga in the past 24 hours?

The strongest earthquake in Bucaramanga in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 3.2 and occurred 20 hours ago:

Mag. 3.2 earthquake 24 km south of Piedecuesta - Santander, Colombia -

A light magnitude 3.2 earthquake hit 24 km (15 mi) away from Piedecuesta, Santander, Colombia, in the evening of Thursday, Apr 18, 2024 at 9.42 pm local time (America/Bogota GMT -5). The quake had a moderate depth of 152 km (94 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).