Earthquake details

Saturday, September 26, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Saturday, September 26, 1970 at 14:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quibdó (Colombia - CO), about 109.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.487 and latitude 6.235.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	9.7 km
Coordinates	6.235, -77.487
UTC time	1970-09-26 14:57:02.750

Location	Quibdó
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-09-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Quibdó	109.9 km
Chigorodó	182.5 km
La Estrella	204.2 km
Caldas	205.5 km
Apartadó	206.7 km
Itagüí	209.0 km
Envigado	209.8 km
Medellín	212.8 km
Anserma	213.0 km
Bello	213.8 km
Quinchía	218.6 km
Copacabana	219.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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