Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes near Bucaramanga, Departamento de Santander, Colombia

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Just 15 minutes ago, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Bucaramanga, Departamento de Santander, Colombia. The tremor was recorded late at night on Tuesday, June 16th, 2026, at 11:11 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 149.40 km below the surface.The event was filed by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, the first seismological agency to report it.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Jordan (pop. 110) located 10 km from the epicenter, Piedecuesta (pop. 163,400) 21 km away, Floridablanca (pop. 267,600) 27 km away, Giron (pop. 108,500) 28 km away, San Gil (pop. 46,200) 29 km away, Bucaramanga (pop. 581,100) 34 km away, Socorro (pop. 30,000) 42 km away, El Carmen de Chucuri (pop. 17,600) 45 km away, and Malaga (pop. 19,900) 45 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 04:11 am (Universal Time) local time (17 Jun 2026 04:11 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Depth: 166.50 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 6.6°N / 73.14°W (Floridablanca, Departamento de Santander, Colombia)Primary data source: GFZ