Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 16, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Wednesday, December 16, 1970 at 01:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quibdó (Colombia - CO), about 98.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.501 and latitude 5.975.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	5.975, -77.501
UTC time	1970-12-16 01:00:49.190

Location	Quibdó
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-12-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Quibdó	98.5 km
Anserma	202.5 km
La Estrella	206.7 km
Caldas	206.9 km
Quinchía	208.5 km
Chigorodó	209.0 km
Itagüí	211.8 km
Envigado	212.5 km
Medellín	216.6 km
Bello	218.8 km
Cartago	223.0 km
La Unión	223.1 km

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