Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 12, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Wednesday, May 12, 1976 at 16:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is El Bagre (Colombia - CO), about 33.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.010 and latitude 7.375.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 65.0 km
Coordinates 7.375, -75.010
UTC time 1976-05-12 16:42:15.100
Location El Bagre
Country Colombia (CO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-05-12

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