Ecuador/Colombia Border Earthquake

 

Dangerous earthquake in Northern Ecuador (border with Colombia)

Last update: October 21, 2014 at 8:56 am by By

 

Update : Although we mentioned earlier that this earthquake was not linked to volcanic activity, the Carchi authorities have now confirmed that the earthquake was volcanically triggered.

Image copyright and courtesy El Comercio Ecuador

Important update : INGEOMINAS has raised the alert level of the Chiles – Cerro Negrp volcanoes from yellow to orange at these long-dormant, twin volcanoes as seismicity has surged (over 1500 events!) over the past 24 hours (including a magnitude M5.6 earthquake).

Update : One house was apparently damaged in the capital of Carchi province, Tulcan. No more reports about the fear for a missing person in the landslide. Let’s hope that this was a false alert.

Update : Picture below shows a landslide due to this earthquake (image courtesy Army Ecuador). The governor of the Crachi province in Ecuador may decide to suspend the classes in some schools.

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Update : No reports of damage so far, only an Ecuadorian official report of 1 person missing after a landslide in Cerro Negro.

Update : IGEPN (Ecuador) mentions a Magnitude (Richter) of M5.9 at a depth of 6 km only. Although no direct volcanic link was reported, the epicenter was located in the direct vicinity of the border Colombian volcanoes Cumbal and Chiles.

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3km (2mi) WSW of San Gabriel, Ecuador
34km (21mi) SW of Ipiales, Colombia
39km (24mi) NE of Ibarra, Ecuador
49km (30mi) NE of Atuntaqui, Ecuador
117km (73mi) NE of Quito, Ecuador

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 5.7

Local Time (conversion only below land) : 2014-10-20 14:33:24

GMT/UTC Time : 2014-10-20 19:33:24

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2014/10/20/strong-earthquake-colombia-ecuador-border-region-on-october-20-2014/

Colombia Earthquake

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.

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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.

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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/