Tremor in Colombia of magnitude 5.6 shakes the north and center of the country

Around 7:50 a.m. this Wednesday, the inhabitants of municipalities in the south of Bolívar, the metropolitan area of ​​Bucaramanga and Magdalena Medio, in Colombiareported a strong tremor that was also felt in neighboring departments such as Antioquia.

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According to the Colombian Geological System, the telluric movement was of magnitude 5.6 with an epicenter in Sana Rosa del Sur, department of Bolívar, and it was 52 kilometers deep.

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The risk management authorities of the 87 municipalities of Santander carry out a sweep of the region to verify that there have been no structural damages or people affected by the strong tremor.

#EarthquakesColombiaSGC Seismic Event – Bulletin Updated 1, 2022-02-23, 07:49 local time Magnitude 5.6, Depth 52 km, Santa Rosa del Sur – Bolívar, Colombia Did you feel this earthquake? report it https://t.co/ehDqPbETsf https://t.co/63pt8nVsSe #NewsInDevelopment #earthquake pic.twitter.com/jPaMa5389X

— Geological Survey (@sgcol) February 23, 2022

In Medellín there are reports from social networks of how the distressing seconds that the earthquake lasted were experienced.

#EarthquakesColombiaSGC Seismic Event – Preliminary Bulletin, 2022-02-23, 07:49 local time. Magnitude 5.2. #NewsInDevelopment #Shaking #earthquake Did you feel this earthquake? report it https://t.co/ehDqPbETsf More information: https://t.co/h4VVP0556L pic.twitter.com/U1bK5Yonmz

— Geological Survey (@sgcol) February 23, 2022

Likewise, in Bucaramanga Several Twitter users report movements in their apartments due to the tremor. “Very hard tremor in Bucaramanga, but very hard,” some trilled.In Bucaramanga and Barrancabermeja it was reported that in several neighborhoods people left their houses for fear that they would collapse.

Very hard tremor in Bucaramanga, but very hard! pic.twitter.com/Z1xfNgdd4z

— Rosa????1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣ Santander Alianza Verde Chamber???????? (@juliherrerap) February 23, 2022

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