Earthquake details

Thursday, July 15, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Thursday, July 15, 1976 at 00:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chigorodó (Colombia - CO), about 159.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.098 and latitude 7.409.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 7.409, -78.098
UTC time 1976-07-15 00:35:32.400
Location Apartadó
Country Colombia (CO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-07-15

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