Tremors in Colombia: this was the country’s seismic activity on May 6, according to the SGC

At around 8:51 pm the Colombian Geological Service reported a slight earthquake that was felt in Medio Atrato (Beté), department of Chocó. The earth movement occurred with an intensity of 2.7 and a superficial depth equivalent to less than 30 kilometers.

At the moment, no damage has been reported in nearby towns and there are those who confirm that it was slightly felt in the capital, Quibdó.

The Colombian Geological Service, headed by its technical director of Geothreats, John Makario Londoño, confirmed that the Puracé Volcano remains in a state of orange alert. According to the official, the seismic activity associated with the fracturing of rock inside the volcanic building maintained a behavior similar to that of previous days.

“There continues to be significant instability, which means that the seismicity associated with internal movements of the volcano has increased in relation to fluids… Significant degassing and deformation of the volcano continues. The temperatures that are in the fumaroles inside the crater, so that there continues to be a relevant probability of eruption, more than what it would have in a state of yellow alert,” the official stated.

We recommend that the community remain calm and follow all instructions from the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD), as well as local authorities. Additionally, be attentive to the information provided by the Colombian Geological Service on the evolution of the state of the volcano.

At around 2:58 pm, an earth movement was recorded approximately nine kilometers from the municipal seat of Ginebra, department of Valle del Cauca, with a magnitude of 3.0 and a shallow depth., less than 30 kilometers. The Colombian Geological Service warned of the earthquake through its social networks and without reports of damage so far to the buildings.

Comments affirm that the earthquake was perceived with little force in places such as Palmira, Cali and towns near the epicenter.

During this Monday morning Two strong tremors were felt in Ecuador, with intensities of 4.8 and 4.9, respectively. Although the epicenter was far from the national territory, residents of the departments of Nariño and Putumayo managed to strongly perceive the movement.

According to the SGC report, The tremors occurred in the border area with Colombia, which is why it could be felt in the bordering departments. In addition, they extended all their capacity to determine if there are reports of damage or injured people after the earthquakes.

Once again, the authorities recalled that it is essential to report any anomaly after a seismic event, which makes it possible to determine if there are risks of collapse when buildings do not have anti-seismic structures.

The department of Córdoba experienced a strong earthquake of magnitude 4.4 and a depth of less than 30 kilometers. The event occurred around 10:07 am in the municipality of Buenavista and was detected by 85 SGC monitoring stations, so protocols were started to review possible damages and affected people.

According to citizens’ reports, The earthquake was also felt strongly in the departments of Putumayo, Antioquia and Nariño..

At around 7:52 am this Monday he appeared a 2.8 magnitude earthquake in the municipality of Ábrego, in the department of Norte de Santander. According to information provided by the Colombian Geological Service, the movement had a depth of 132 kilometers and could be felt in the neighboring municipalities of La Playa and Río de Oro in Cesar.

Until now, The authorities do not report damage to structures or people injured by the movement. However, they strengthen the call to communities to always have the emergency first aid kit available.

The SGC recorded an earthquake of 3.5 magnitude and a depth of 120 kilometers at 12:42 midnight. The epicenter was the municipality of Convencion in the north of the department of Norte de Santander.

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#EarthquakesColombiaSGC Seismic Event – Updated Bulletin 1, 2024-05-06, 00:42 local time Magnitude 3.5, Depth 120 km, Convention – Norte de Santander, Colombia Did you feel this earthquake? report it https://t.co/pgC7OC2O7j https://t.co/63pt8nVsSe #DevelopmentNews pic.twitter.com/Esrcm4loqD

— Colombian Geological Service (@sgcol) https://twitter.com/sgcol/status/1787360651108569456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Colombia, located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, is characterized by being an area of ​​high seismic danger. This region is home to around 75% of the world’s active volcanoes and it is a scene close to the 80% of the most intense earthquakes registered globally.

The country also sits on two critical subduction zones, where the Nazca plate meets the South American plate, and the latter interacts in turn with the Caribbean plate, causing the territory experience tremors regularly.

Therefore, the most earthquake-prone areas within the country include the departments of Nariño, Chocó, Caldas and Santander.

The first documented news in the country was about a devastating earthquake that hit the former capital of the Viceroyalty of New Granada, Santa Fe de Bogotá, on July 12, 1785 at 7:45 in the morningas indicated in the archive of the Virtual Library of the Bank of the Republic, which has a digital version of the so-called Earthquake Warning.

This chronicle is structured in three segments, describing how the earthquake caused multiple fatalities by severely damaging important structures such as the Chapel of the Tabernacle, the Chapel of the Rosary, the Convent of Santo Domingo and the Convent of San Francisco, at a time of considerable congregation of faithful.