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Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Hits Colombia


A 4.8-magnitude earthquake occurred near Villavicencio in Colombia, southeast of the capital Bogota, on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center said.

Sun 14 May 2023 | 03:46 PM
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Colombia
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Colombia
By Amir Haggag

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake occurred near Villavicencio in Colombia, southeast of the capital Bogota, on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center said.

The center stated that the tremor occurred at a depth of 30 km

Last Friday, an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck Prattville, California.

According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake occurred 4 km east of Prattville, at a depth of 5.9 km.

Yesterday, the General Authority for Seismological Monitoring in Iraq announced the registration of an earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale, and it was felt by citizens in the southwest of the city of Khanaqin in Diyala Governorate.