Colombia Earthquake Impact Data for December 10, 2025 Event

Colombia earthquake impact data from the World Food Programme's ADAM system. The dataset describes a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that occurred on December 10, 2025, 18km south of Piedecuesta, impacting an estimated 831,835 people within a 50km radius. It was last updated on May 21, 2026, and is provided in GeoJSON and CSV formats.

Use Cases

• Map population exposure to seismic hazards based on the provided epicenter coordinates and impact radius.
• Model humanitarian needs based on the reported population count within the affected area.
• Integrate event data into disaster dashboards using the provided GeoJSON format.
• Analyze earthquake depth and magnitude for geological risk studies in the region.

Strengths

• Includes specific event details: magnitude 5.5, depth of 140.692, and precise epicenter coordinates (latitude 6.8277, longitude -73.0581).
• Provides a concrete impact metric: 831,835 people estimated within the 50km radius.
• Data originates from WFP's operational Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping

Collection Method

Collected, analyzed, and mapped by the Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system following a sudden-onset humanitarian emergency.

Time Range

Event date: December 10, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:08:44.400323; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, specifically 18km south of Piedecuesta (latitude 6.8277, longitude -73.0581).