temblor en bogota

Bogota Colombia Earthquake Felt Today

A 5.0 earthquake has struck near Bogota, Colombia today. News reports of  the “temblor” or “terremoto” dominated broadcast television late today. The Bogota felt earthquake was roughly 80 miles outside of town. There are no news reports of injury.

Earthquake mapping shows the quake was southwest of Bogota and east of the major center of Tulua. The earthquake’s epicenter was in the western mountain regions near the Sumapaz National Park nestled near the 45 freeway.

Bogota Earthquake Maps
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The quake was reportedly felt 80 miles away in Bogota even though it registered a decent depth of 40 feet below the earth’s surface. Striking at 2:34 PM local time today, the earthquake is south west of the 45-40 freeway interchange, and west of the 25 freeway. Mapping shows the area in which the quake struck is not densely populated. The quake was bordered by the Rio Magdalena.

Also today there has been significant aftershocks again in Baja Mexico felt across sections of San Diego. USGS news reports list the quakes as high as 3.9 striking predominately midday Thursday on the west coast.

Puerto Rico Earthquake 2010

Puerto Earthquake 2010 – 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Puerto Rico Today

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico .

Puerto Rico Earthquake 2010: Puerto Rico was struck by a 5.7-magnitude earthquake early morning today, according to the United States Geological Survey. 

Reports say that the USGS has detected the city of Moca as the epicenter of the earthquake.

Some areas of the city reportedly lost power, but it was restored within a shot span of time.

There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries

According to CNN: “Araceli Vega, a nurse in the hospital, told CNN that she was treating a patient when she felt the building rattle, followed by a short moment of fear and confusion.”

The South American continent has been rattled by a few earthquakes in 2010 with the major devastating earthquake which struck Chile earlier this year and a Peru earthquake which took place just a few weeks ago.

Earthquake reported Puerto Rico

 An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.


The quake hit at 1:16 a.m. four miles from the small community of Espino on the western side of the island and 63 miles (101 kilometers) from the capital, San Juan. It was recorded at a depth of 68 miles.


There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said it did not expect a tsunami, but local tsunamis triggered by underwater landslides were possible in coastal areas close to the epicenter.
 

Magnitude 5.8 - PUERTO RICO
2010 May 16 05:16:10 UTC

Magnitude 5.8
Date-Time Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 05:16:10 UTC
Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 01:16:10 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 18.400°N, 67.070°W
Depth 113 km (70.2 miles)
Region PUERTO RICO
Distances 5 km (3 miles) E (82°) from Moca, PR
5 km (3 miles) S (184°) from Aceitunas, PR
7 km (4 miles) NW (323°) from Hato Arriba, PR
64 km (40 miles) NW (312°) from Ponce, PR
99 km (62 miles) W (265°) from SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 1.7 km (1.1 miles); depth +/- 1 km (0.6 miles)
Parameters NST= 31, Nph= 31, Dmin=8.6 km, Rmss=0.27 sec, Gp=104°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=5
Source Puerto Rico Seismic Network, University of Puerto Rico
Event ID pr10136002

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.