Earthquake details

Thursday, January 6, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Thursday, January 6, 1983 at 08:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is San Gil (Colombia - CO), about 22.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -73.038 and latitude 6.740.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 167.2 km
Coordinates 6.740, -73.038
UTC time 1983-01-06 08:23:01.700
Location San Gil
Country Colombia (CO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-01-06

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