Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 29, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Wednesday, February 29, 1984 at 14:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santiago (Colombia - CO), about 316.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.968 and latitude 5.443.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 5.443, -79.968
UTC time 1984-02-29 14:38:22.980
Location Buenaventura
Country Colombia (CO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-02-29

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