Earthquake details

Sunday, August 24, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Sunday, August 24, 1980 at 00:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turbo (Colombia - CO), about 124.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.844 and latitude 7.919.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 7.919, -77.844
UTC time 1980-08-24 00:52:46.700
Location Apartadó
Country Colombia (CO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-08-24

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