Light magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 101 km depth10 Aug 11:59 UTC: First to report: SGC after 3 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 10, 2025 11:56:00 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Aug 10, 2025, at 06:56 am (GMT -5)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude3.7Depth101 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude6.3447°N / 73.7058°WDepartamento de Santander, ColombiaSeismic antipode6.3447°S / 106.2942°EQuality19 seismic stationsShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceSGC (Colombian Geological Service)Nearest volcanoSan Diego (157 km / 98 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2.2 x 1010 joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.7 | about seismic energy4 minutes agoAug 10, 2025 11:56 GMT / Aug 10, 2025 06:56 am (GMT -5)Lat / Lng: 6.34471 / -73.70581: Vélez - Santander, ColombiaSource: SGCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22039696',6.34471,-73.70581,'4 minutes ago: Mag. 3.7, Vélez - Santander, Colombia',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in ColombiaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Santa Helena, a town with 865 inhabitants in Colombia, in 14.5 km (9 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Colombia, Bogota, 197 km (123 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry14 km (9 mi)E of epicenterSanta Helena(pop: 865)II: Very weakEl Guacamayo, Departamento de SantanderColombia18 km (11 mi)SW of epicenterLandazuri(pop: 9,240)II: Very weakLandazuri, Departamento de SantanderColombia23 km (14 mi)SE of epicenterLa Paz(pop: 1,140)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia26 km (16 mi)E of epicenterContratacion(pop: 3,510)II: Very weakContratacion, Departamento de SantanderColombia27 km (17 mi)W of epicenterCimitarra(pop: 50,900)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia37 km (23 mi)E of epicenterChima(pop: 786)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia37 km (23 mi)S of epicenterVelez(pop: 19,400)II: Very weakVelez, Departamento de SantanderColombia38 km (24 mi)SE of epicenterGueepsa(pop: 2,470)II: Very weakGueepsa, Departamento de SantanderColombia40 km (25 mi)SE of epicenterSuaita(pop: 2,690)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia40 km (25 mi)S of epicenterBolivar(pop: 9,570)II: Very weakBolivar, Departamento de SantanderColombia45 km (28 mi)NE of epicenterEl Carmen de Chucuri(pop: 17,600)II: Very weakEl Carmen de Chucuri, Departamento de SantanderColombia46 km (28 mi)E of epicenterOiba(pop: 3,960)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia47 km (29 mi)S of epicenterBarbosa(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia51 km (32 mi)E of epicenterSocorro(pop: 30,000)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia51 km (32 mi)E of epicenterConfines(pop: 472)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia52 km (32 mi)NW of epicenterPuerto Parra(pop: 1,450)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia52 km (32 mi)S of epicenterPuente Nacional(pop: 12,600)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia53 km (33 mi)S of epicenterJesus Maria(pop: 823)II: Very weakJesus Maria, Departamento de SantanderColombia54 km (34 mi)S of epicenterMoniquira(pop: 20,800)II: Very weakMoniquira, Departamento de BoyacaColombia60 km (37 mi)SE of epicenterGambita(pop: 742)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia61 km (38 mi)SW of epicenterLa Belleza(pop: 1,650)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia62 km (39 mi)NE of epicenterBarichara(pop: 4,150)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia63 km (39 mi)E of epicenterValle de San Jose(pop: 2,520)II: Very weakValle de San Jose, Departamento de SantanderColombia65 km (40 mi)E of epicenterOcamonte(pop: 883)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia67 km (42 mi)E of epicenterSan Gil(pop: 46,200)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia68 km (42 mi)S of epicenterGachantiva(pop: 534)II: Very weakGachantiva, Departamento de BoyacaColombia68 km (42 mi)NE of epicenterSan Vicente de Chucuri(pop: 11,300)II: Very weakSan Vicente de Chucuri, Departamento de SantanderColombia69 km (43 mi)S of epicenterAlbania(pop: 810)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia71 km (44 mi)E of epicenterEncino(pop: 412)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia71 km (44 mi)NE of epicenterZapatoca(pop: 6,050)II: Very weakDepartamento de SantanderColombia72 km (45 mi)SE of epicenterArcabuco(pop: 1,560)II: Very weakDepartamento de BoyacaColombia80 km (50 mi)NE of epicenterJordan(pop: 112)I: Not feltJordan, Departamento de SantanderColombia82 km (51 mi)SE of epicenterSotaquira(pop: 1,350)I: Not feltSotaquira, Departamento de BoyacaColombia90 km (56 mi)SE of epicenterPaipa(pop: 13,600)I: Not feltDepartamento de BoyacaColombia108 km (67 mi)NE of epicenterBucaramanga(pop: 581,100)I: Not feltDepartamento de SantanderColombia197 km (123 mi)S of epicenterBogota(pop: 7,674,400)I: Not feltBogota D.C., Bogota D.C.ColombiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-08-10EpicenterAgency3.7101 km63 mi11:56:00Vélez - Santander, ColombiaSGC (Colombian Geological Service)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 5,700 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 49 quakes per year (or 4.1 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 181 quakes per year (or 15.1 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 2,000 quakes per year (or 5.5 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 5,700 quakes per year (or 15.6 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake