Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 3, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Tuesday, April 3, 1934 at 07:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buenaventura (Colombia - CO), about 88.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.742 and latitude 4.243.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 4.243, -77.742
UTC time 1934-04-03 07:36:32.090
Location Buenaventura
Country Colombia (CO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1934-04-03

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