Earthquake details

Friday, January 18, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Friday, January 18, 1980 at 23:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is El Bagre (Colombia - CO), about 61.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -74.299 and latitude 7.813.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 7.813, -74.299
UTC time 1980-01-18 23:37:32.300
Location Barrancabermeja
Country Colombia (CO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-18

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