Significant 5.3 quake hits near Puerto Lopez, Puerto López, Departamento del Meta, Colombia

A moderately shallow magnitude 5.3 earthquake was reported in the afternoon near Puerto Lopez, Puerto López, Departamento del Meta, Colombia.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Sunday, June 8th, 2025, at 5:43 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 35. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Colombian Geological Service (SGC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.8. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.1, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.1.
Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Puerto Lopez (pop. 16,700) located 1 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in San Carlos de Guaroa (pop. 11,500) located 52 km from the epicenter, Cumaral (pop. 11,300) 61 km away, Restrepo (pop. 17,600) 68 km away, Villavicencio (pop. 321,700) 73 km away, Acacias (pop. 40,600) 88 km away, Guamal (pop. 13,900) 92 km away, and San Martin (pop. 22,300) 93 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 8, 2025 05:43 pm (Bogota time) local time (8 Jun 2025 22:43 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 35.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.1°N / 72.97°W (Puerto Lopez, Departamento del Meta, Colombia)
Primary data source: EMSC
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