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Magnitude 4.2 tremor recorded in San José del Palmar

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Updated August 13, 2026 at 3:58 p.m. Colombia time

The Colombian Geological Service located a magnitude 4.2 event in San José del Palmar, Chocó, on August 13 at 9:42:32 a.m. The actual event time places it in the 9:30 a.m. timeline slot.

Revised parameters

The preliminary bulletin published at 9:45:44 a.m. listed magnitude 4.1 and a depth of 104 km. The revised bulletin published at 9:50:00 a.m. lists magnitude 4.2 and a depth of 95 km.

An event identified by SGC

The event identifier is SGC2026pwhxra. The revised values replace the preliminary parameters used to describe this tremor without changing its occurrence time.

831 forms from 131 population centres

At retrieval time, Sismo Sentido contained 831 forms from 131 population centres. SGC says these community responses undergo automated statistical filtering; they are not individual expert assessments.

No damage toll in the bulletin

The seismic bulletin publishes no damage toll or incident linked to this tremor. The absence of such information does not establish that no damage was observed elsewhere.

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