Earthquake details

Sunday, November 17, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Sunday, November 17, 1974 at 00:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chigorodó (Colombia - CO), about 101.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.598 and latitude 7.737.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 21.0 km
Coordinates 7.737, -77.598
UTC time 1974-11-17 00:05:00.400
Location Apartadó
Country Colombia (CO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-11-17

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