Earthquake details

Thursday, September 1, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Thursday, September 1, 1977 at 17:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chigorodó (Colombia - CO), about 52.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -76.258 and latitude 7.443.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 28.0 km
Coordinates 7.443, -76.258
UTC time 1977-09-01 17:37:06.800
Location Apartadó
Country Colombia (CO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-09-01

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