Earthquake details

Thursday, October 22, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Thursday, October 22, 1970 at 07:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quibdó (Colombia - CO), about 117.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.442 and latitude 6.399.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.0 km
Coordinates	6.399, -77.442
UTC time	1970-10-22 07:43:39.820

Location	Quibdó
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-10-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Quibdó	117.1 km
Chigorodó	164.2 km
Apartadó	188.2 km
La Estrella	200.8 km
Caldas	202.8 km
Turbo	204.3 km
Itagüí	205.3 km
Envigado	206.2 km
Medellín	208.5 km
Bello	208.5 km
Copacabana	213.9 km
Anserma	218.0 km

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