A magnitude 4.0 earthquake near Villavicencio, Departamento del Meta, Colombia, was reported only 13 minutes ago by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 0. km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, at 11:40 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Guayabetal (pop. 2,000) located 10 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Villavicencio (pop. 321,700) located 16 km from the epicenter, Restrepo (pop. 17,600) 19 km away, and Acacias (pop. 40,600) 27 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Bogota (pop. 7,674,400) located 58 km from the epicenter, Soacha (pop. 655,000) 67 km away, Fusagasuga (pop. 88,800) 71 km away, Granada (pop. 68,900) 75 km away, Funza (pop. 116,900) 76 km away, and Mosquera (pop. 128,000) 77 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 29, 2026 11:40 am (Bogota time) local time (29 Apr 2026 16:40 GMT)Magnitude: 4.0Depth: 0.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 4.22°N / 73.73°W (Villavicencio, Departamento del Meta, Colombia)Primary data source: RaspberryShake