Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake 3 km northwest of Neiva, Colombia

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred only 13 minutes ago 3 km northwest of Neiva, Colombia, The Colombian Geological Service (SGC) reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 34. km beneath the epicenter near Neiva, Departamento del Huila, Colombia, in the morning on Sunday, December 21st, 2025, at 9:05 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.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.6 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Neiva (pop. 357,400) located 3 km from the epicenter, Palermo (pop. 9,900) 16 km away, Rivera (pop. 22,900) 20 km away, Campoalegre (pop. 22,600) 29 km away, and Planadas (pop. 21,600) 47 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Gigante (pop. 36,100) located 68 km from the epicenter, Belalcazar (pop. 37,000) 82 km away, and Garzon (pop. 29,500) 91 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 21, 2025 09:05 am (Bogota time) local time (21 Dec 2025 14:05 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 34.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 2.95°N / 75.3°W (Neiva, Departamento del Huila, Colombia)
Primary data source: SGC
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