So far this Monday, May 6, the Colombian Geological Service (SGC) has documented at least five earthquakes in the national territory and two strong tremors in Taiwan.
The entity, which maintains permanent monitoring of seismic events in Colombia and the rest of the world, explained that these telluric movements have had localities in the departments of Norte de Santander, Santander, Meta and Valle del Cauca as their epicenter.
In turn, the SGC shared information collected by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) that documented two strong earthquakes of magnitude 5.7 in the town of Hualien City, on the Asian island.
LIVE tremors this May 6:
Here we share the list of the telluric movements that have been documented so far this Monday, May 6:
- 20:51 | Medio Atrato (Beté) – Chocó, Colombiaexperienced an earthquake at 20:51 Local Time of magnitude 2.7 M and shallow depth
- 18:43 | Dabeiba – Antioquia, Colombia, felt an earthquake at 18:43 Local Time of magnitude 2.2 M and shallow depth
- 10:59 | Los Santos – Santander, Colombia, presented an earthquake at 10:59 Local Time with a magnitude of 2.0 M and a depth of 136 km
- 10:01 | Buenavista – Córdoba, Colombia, felt an earthquake at 10:01 Local Time of magnitude 4.4 M and depth 52 km
- 5:33 am | A 2.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the municipality of Ansermanuevo, Valle del Caucawith an origin 150 kilometers from the surface.
- 12:58 am | A 2.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the municipality of Puerto Gaitán, Meta, with superficial origin, that is, less than 30 kilometers.
- 12:42 am | A 3.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the municipality of Convention, Norte de Santander, with an origin 120 kilometers from the surface.
- 12:21 am | A 2.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the municipality of Los Santos, Santander, with an origin 157 kilometers from the surface.
- 12:05 am | A 2.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded in the municipality of Los Santos, Santander, with an origin 140 kilometers from the surface.
How to activate the Earthquake Alert System in Colombia from your cell phone?
Because an earthquake can cause serious consequences, some time ago the technology giant, Google, shared with the world a new function that was intended not only to alert about earthquakes, but also to allow citizens to take measures to protect themselves.
There are only three steps to activate the alert:
- First, go to the phone settings.
- Second, click on Security and Emergency and then on Earthquake Alerts. If you cannot find the button, click on Advanced Location and Earthquake Alerts.
- Third, activate the alert.
Remember that users can deactivate this function whenever they want. Furthermore, in order to have it activated it will be necessary for the device to always be connected to the internet or mobile data.
