Earthquake details

Saturday, October 22, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Saturday, October 22, 1977 at 01:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Floridablanca (Colombia - CO), about 20.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.922 and latitude 7.139.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 169.0 km
Coordinates 7.139, -72.922
UTC time 1977-10-22 01:23:27.000
Location Bucaramanga
Country Colombia (CO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-22

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