2025 Cundinamarca earthquake

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2025 Cundinamarca earthquake
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Severe damage in Paratebueno.
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UTC  time2025-06-08 13:08:05
USGS-ANSS ComCat
Local date8 June 2025
Local time08:08:05 COT (UTC-5)
Magnitude Mw 6.3
Depth9 km (6 mi)
Epicenter 4°30′43″N73°09′18″W / 4.512°N 73.155°W / 4.512; -73.155
Areas affectedCentral Colombia
Max. intensity MMI VIII (Severe)
Aftershocks4 total; 4 of M ≥ 4;
Largest: 4.9 mb
Casualties31 injuries

On 8 June 2025, at 08:08:05 COT (13:08 UTC), a Mw 6.3 earthquake struck the Department of Cundinamarca in Colombia, near the town of Paratebueno. [1] The earthquake resulted in at least 31 people being injured.

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Tectonic setting

Subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the North Andes plate (part of the South American plate) produces moderately large to great earthquakes along the coastline of Colombia. The megathrust fault forms the northern part of the Peru–Chile Trench, which has been the source of very large earthquakes including the Mw  8.8 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake, which was the biggest in the region and the sixth largest earthquake to have been instrumentally recorded.

The North Andes plate moves northeastwards relative to the South American plate at a rate of 8.6 mm per year. This motion is partitioned into motion parallel to the plate boundary (right lateral strike-slip) of 8.1 mm per year and 4.3 mm per year perpendicular to the boundary in the form of shortening. The boundary is formed by the Eastern Frontal Fault System, which consists of both thrust faults and oblique-slip faults that together take up this displacement. [2] This boundary has been the source of multiple large tremors, such as the 1967 Neiva, 2008 El Calvario and 2023 Meta-Cundinamarca earthquakes. [3] [4]

Earthquake

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USGS ShakeMap.

The earthquake had an epicenter located in the municipality of Paratebueno in Cundinamarca Department, near the border with the department of Meta. It struck 9 km (5.6 mi) below the surface, and had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) in Paratebueno, Medina, Barranca de Upía and Cabuyaro, and V (Moderate) in Bogotá and Villavicencio. [1]

Impact

More than 30 people were injured in Paratebueno and Medina. [5] In Paratebueno, closest to the epicenter, 134 houses collapsed, 250 others and six schools, a church, and a highway were damaged and a landslide occurred. [6] [7] [8] [9] In the village of Santa Cecilia, up to 90% of the structures were damaged or destroyed, and a school completely collapsed. [10] At least 45 houses collapsed, [11] 110 others, 15 schools and three churches were damaged in Medina. [12] [7] Eight structures were damaged and power lines were damaged in Tocaima and San Juan de Rioseco. A road between Villavicencio and Yopal also cracked. [13] [14] One house collapsed, a church was damaged and cable lines fell in Mosquera. Some health facilities and a school were also affected in Gachetá and Guasca. [14] Several houses were damaged in Pácora. [15] Two churches and a health center was damaged in Fómeque, Une and Sibaté. [16] In San Pedro de Jagua, the entrance of a cemetery collapsed and a church was damaged. In Cumaral, two buildings were damaged, a road was cracked and a large number of people were hospitalized for panic attacks. In Villavicencio, a water tank collapsed and two shopping centers were damaged. [5] In Bogotá, one person was treated for a panic attack, several others were trapped in elevators, more than 178 structures sustained minor damage and power outages were widespread. [17] [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 ANSS. "M 6.3 - 16 km NNE of Paratebueno, Colombia 2025". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Mora-Páez, H.; Kellogg, J.N.; Freymueller, J.T.; Mencin, D.; Fernandes, R.M.S.; Diederix, H.; LaFemina, P.; Cardona-Piedrahita, L.; LIzarazo, S.; Peláez-Gaviria, J.-R.; Díaz-Mila, F.; Bohórquez-Orozco, O.; Giraldo-Londoño, L.; Corchuelo-Cuervo, Y. (2019). "Crustal deformation in the northern Andes – A new GPS velocity field". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 89: 76–91. Bibcode:2019JSAES..89...76M. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2018.11.002. S2CID   135152742.
  3. ↑ Dimaté, C.; Rivera, L.; Cisternas, A. (2005). "Re-visiting large historical earthquakes in the Colombian Eastern Cordillera". Journal of Seismology. 9 (1): 1–22. Bibcode:2005JSeis...9....1D. doi:10.1007/s10950-005-1413-2. hdl: 20.500.11850/33443 . S2CID   128620783.
  4. ↑ Dicelis, G.; Assumpção, M.; Kellogg, J.; Pedraza, P.; Dias, F. (2016). "Estimating the 2008 Quetame (Colombia) earthquake source parameters from seismic data and InSAR measurements". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 72: 250–265. Bibcode:2016JSAES..72..250D. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2016.09.011.
  5. 1 2 "Temblor en Colombia | Meta y Cundinamarca tienen graves afectaciones: daños en el 90% de viviendas de Santa Cecilia" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Santa Cecilia, en Paratebueno, lugar más afectado por terremoto en Colombia" (in Spanish). Periódico del Meta. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Nueva alerta sísmica por fuerte temblor en Cundinamarca: estos son los riesgos" (in Spanish). Alerta Bogota. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Dónde queda Paratebueno, Cundinamarca, epicentro del fuerte temblor de hoy en Colombia" (in Spanish). Noticias Caracol. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Sismo de magnitud 6,5 causó graves daños en zona del epicentro en límites de Cundinamarca y el Meta" (in Spanish). Radio Santa Fe. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Video | Periodista de Noticias Caracol reportó temblor en directo: "Malú, está temblando"" (in Spanish). Noticias Caracol. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Más de 350 viviendas afectadas por sismo en Cundinamarca; se reportan daños en obras públicas" (in Spanish). LA FM. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Temblor en Cundinamarca deja heridos y daños en templos, viviendas y vías" (in Spanish). Extrategia Medios. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Se reportan múltiples afectaciones tras fuerte temblor que sacudió a Bogotá y Cundinamarca" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Autoridades entregan balance de daños tras fuerte sismo en Paratebueno" (in Spanish). La Voz De Yopal. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Temblor en Colombia: Caldas, entre los departamentos con más afectaciones por el fuerte sismo, según la UNGRD" (in Spanish). La Patria. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Daños en viviendas, iglesias y hasta heridos es el saldo del fuerte sismo registrado este domingo" (in Spanish). Medios Hoy Noticias. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "Temblor de 6,5 en Bogotá, Colombia, hoy en vivo: zonas afectadas, réplicas, consecuencias y últimas noticias". colombia.as.com (in Spanish). 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "Sismo de alta magnitud en Colombia deja daños estructurales en varias ciudades" (in Spanish). ElDiario. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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