Moderate tremor recorded south of Bucaramanga on October 13, 2026

FUNVISIS reports a magnitude 5.2 earthquake with an epicenter located approximately thirty-two kilometers to the southeast of the Colombian city.

Published 2026-10-13T22:19:53.622Z

Seismic monitoring networks in Colombia detected significant ground motion on October 13, 2026, following official confirmation from FUNVISIS regarding the event's magnitude and location. The bulletin issued at twenty-one forty-nine minutes UTC provides precise coordinates for where the seismic energy was concentrated relative to major urban centers.

The earthquake registered a moment magnitude of five point two according to data released by Venezuela-based seismological observers through their official communication channels on this date. This measurement indicates substantial shaking intensity that typically warrants attention from local authorities and residents in affected regions without necessarily implying catastrophic structural failure.

Official records indicate the hypocenter was situated at a depth of one hundred fifty-seven point one kilometers beneath the Earth's surface, suggesting the rupture originated within the deeper crustal layers rather than near the immediate ground level. Such deep focal depths often result in less intense shaking felt directly by people on the surface compared to shallower events.

The epicenter coordinates place the origin of this seismic activity at latitude six point eight two four North and longitude seventy-three point one four seven West, positioning it roughly thirty-two kilometers southward from Bucaramanga. This geographic placement helps emergency planners determine which specific municipalities might experience measurable vibrations during the aftershock sequence.

No casualties or property damage have been officially reported in connection with this particular seismic event as of the time of publication on October thirteenth, two thousand twenty-six. The absence of immediate harm reports suggests that infrastructure resilience may have mitigated potential risks associated with a magnitude five point two occurrence.