The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 4.9 quake in Colombia near Bucaramanga, Departamento de Santander, only 12 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Wednesday, June 17th, 2026, at 5:51 am local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 156.10 km. 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.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.9 earthquake as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Villanueva (pop. 3,700) located 1 km from the epicenter, San Gil (pop. 46,200) 14 km away, Socorro (pop. 30,000) 26 km away, Piedecuesta (pop. 163,400) 36 km away, El Carmen de Chucuri (pop. 17,600) 38 km away, Giron (pop. 108,500) 43 km away, Floridablanca (pop. 267,600) 43 km away, and Bucaramanga (pop. 581,100) 50 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 17, 2026 05:51 am (Bogota time) local time (17 Jun 2026 10:51 GMT)Magnitude: 4.9Depth: 156.10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 6.68°N / 73.17°W (Villanueva, Departamento de Santander, Colombia)Primary data source: GFZ