Earthquake details

Thursday, June 6, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Thursday, June 6, 1985 at 21:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumaco (Colombia - CO), about 165.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.575 and latitude 3.257.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 34.3 km
Coordinates 3.257, -78.575
UTC time 1985-06-06 21:31:08.870
Location Buenaventura
Country Colombia (CO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-06-06

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