Earthquake details

Friday, May 21, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Friday, May 21, 1937 at 13:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumaco (Colombia - CO), about 97.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.285 and latitude 2.504.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	2.504, -78.285
UTC time	1937-05-21 13:12:18.920

Location	Tumaco
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1937-05-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tumaco	97.4 km
Patía	145.4 km
Samaniego	150.7 km
Túquerres	174.3 km
Pasto	182.0 km
Popayán	186.1 km
Morales	186.4 km
Buenaventura	186.7 km
Piendamo	195.7 km
Tulcán	198.7 km
Ipiales	200.2 km
Buenaventura	207.1 km

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