A massive magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the Colombian coast on Saturday

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The quake was located 36km (22 miles) near the island of Providencia, 19.9 miles (32 kilometers) from Mountain, Colombia, and at a depth of 10km. According to USGS, earthquakes can occur anywhere from zero to 487 miles below the earth’s surface. The National Tsunami Warning Centre said there is currently no tsunami danger.

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Likewise, Colombia’s National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) wrote in a tweet: “According to Colombia Maritime Authority the earthquake of magnitude 6.1 and depth of 10km was in the vicinity of San Andrés and Providencia.

"There is no tsunami warning for the coasts of the Colombian Caribbean.”

Columbia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire – a huge 40,000 kilometre band where several fault lines are located, and which is associated with heightened seismic activity.

It consists of an almost constant line of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs and belts and tectonic plate movements, in a large horseshoe shape.