Strong earthquake in Colombia at intermediate depth (felt in Cali and Medellin)

Last update: January 5, 2014 at 6:44 am by By Ashish Khanal

Update 06:39 UTC: The red cross of Colombia reports that 1 house was affected in Balboa and there are visible cracks in the fire station of  Quinchía in Risaralda .

Update 06:26 UTC: A landslide blocked the route between Yumbo and Mediacanoa.

Update 04:33 UTC :  Local sources are locating the epicenter in Sipí, Chocó. The Fire Departments of the region have not received any calls of damage yet. Based on our experience 2 to 3 hours is at least needed to assess eventual damage, although we expect NO serious damage or injuries from this earthquake

Update 04:12 UTC :  Ingeominas Colombia reports a Magnitude of M5.2 at a depth of 32 km, less than initially reported by some international agencies.

Update 04:06 UTC :  Based on the (back office) MMI shaking values people have felt the earthquake as a moderate to strong shaking in the populated areas closest to the epicenter.

Update 03:58 UTC : Preliminary Magnitude as reported by USGS : M5.3 at a depth of 61 km. Based on the available data at this moment, we do not think that this earthquake will generate serious damage.

Strong earthquake in Colombia at intermediate depth
The depth of the earthquake is the reason that the earthquake was felt in a wide radius.

USGS
40km (25mi) W of El Dovio, Colombia
51km (32mi) WNW of Roldanillo, Colombia
55km (34mi) W of La Union, Colombia
57km (35mi) W of Toro, Colombia
279km (173mi) W of Bogota, Colombia

EMSC
129 km N of Cali, Colombia / pop: 2,392,877 / local time: 22:36:41.0 2014-01-04
40 km S of Nóvita, Colombia / pop: 1,898 / local time: 22:36:41.0 2014-01-04

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 5.4

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2014-01-04 22:36:36

GMT/UTC Time : 2014-01-05 03:36:36

Depth (Hypocenter)  : 49 km

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2014/01/05/strong-earthquake-colombia-on-january-5-2014/