he Colombian Geological Service (SGC) Registered A earthquake With a magnitude of 3.6 on November 21, which occurred in the municipality Saints(in the province of Santander).
According to the SGC report, the earthquake started at 11:07 p.m. (local time) It has a depth of 149 kilometers, latitude 6.835166667 and longitude -73.12066667.
It is worth noting that this information published by the SGC is preliminary and may be subject to changes or updates in both the magnitude of the tremor and the exact location of its origin.
In Colombia the The intensity of the earthquake It is measured by the European Macroseism Scale (EMS-98), which starts at intensity 2, described as “Hardly means” By very few people at ease; Level 3 is classified as “felt a little”as there may be a fluctuation of some things.
An earthquake is considered to have an intensity of 4 when it is… ‘Felt wide’ By many people inside the buildings and few outside. Windows, doors and dishes are shaking. At level 5, “I felt strong”Small objects move, there is swaying of doors or windows and minor cracks may be recorded in buildings or houses.
Severity type 6 means A “minor damage”In this range, some people can lose their balance; Some objects fall and many buildings sustain minor damage. Level 7 occurs when there is “moderate damage”That is, heavy furniture can move, many buildings have cracks, and layers of paint may fall off the walls.
Finally, at an intensity higher than 7, a “Severe damage”: At this stage, many people find it difficult to stand; Falling heavy objects; Old and weak structures can collapse.
Colombia is a country High seismic risk Because it is located in Pacific Ring of FireIt is an area in which 75% of the volcanoes in the world are concentrated, and approximately 80% of the volcanoes are located there. The strongest tremors in the world.
It is also called the Pacific Ring of Fire, and it consists of the mountainous region in western Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, the United States and Canada, then doubles around the Aleutian Islands and descends along the coasts and islands of Russia, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, East Timor, Brunei, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Tonga. Tuvalu and New Zealand.
In the case of Colombia specifically, the country is located in two important subduction zones, as it has on one hand… Nazca plate with south america This last one also collides with Caribbean paintingWhich causes him to shiver constantly.
Given this situation, the provinces of Nariño, Chocó, Caldas and Santander are the places where it is shaking the most. In the latter is the municipality of Los Santos, which is considered the second The most seismic region in the world.
Ecuador-Colombia in 1868
Two earthquakes were recorded in the border area between Ecuador and Colombia on August 15 and 16, 1868, with magnitudes of 6.3 and 6.7, the latter being the deadliest as its duration of action lasted for about a minute.
The first ones were recorded in the towns of El Ángel and La Concepción; While the second earthquake left the Ecuadorian city of Ibarra completely destroyed. It is believed that this movement caused about 70,000 casualties, in addition to the dead and wounded in the two countries.
Cucuta earthquake of 1875
Also known as the Andean Earthquake, this earthquake originated on May 18, 1875 and had a magnitude of between 7.5 and 8.5 in Cúcuta, although it also caused damage in the neighboring Venezuelan state of Tachira.
Although some claim that the number of victims of this earthquake reached 3,000, at least in the affected area in Colombia only 461 bodies were found. From this earthquake, hot springs also emerged from the sites known today as “Agua Hedionda”, “El Tambaco” and “Aguas Calientes”.
1906 earthquake and tsunami
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Esmeralda province in Ecuador, bordering Colombia, on January 31. This movement generated a tsunami that left 1,500 dead. According to information received from SGC, the waves reached five meters high and left the Colombian area of Tumaco underwater.
1994 Baez earthquake
The earthquake occurred in the foothills of the central Cauca mountain range in southwestern Colombia on June 6, 1994. It had a magnitude of 6.4 and left about 800 people dead, most of them residents of communities near the Baez River. This is considered the second deadliest attack in the country’s history.
Coffee Hub in 1999
Considered the worst earthquake in the country’s modern history, this earthquake affected the Quindio and Risaralda departments of Colombia, killing more than a thousand people.
The earthquake occurred on January 25, 1999 and had a magnitude of 6.2. Several hospitals were affected and the resources needed to deal with the emergency were limited. The earthquake injured four thousand people and left nearly 500 others missing.
About eight thousand coffee farms were completely or partially destroyed, and 13 thousand buildings of many types of companies and industries were affected.
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