Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 18, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Wednesday, December 18, 1985 at 22:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mariquita (Colombia - CO), about 6.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -74.848 and latitude 5.158.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	11.1 km
Coordinates	5.158, -74.848
UTC time	1985-12-18 22:36:26.250

Location	Mariquita
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mariquita	6.7 km
Guaduas	29.8 km
Líbano	35.4 km
La Dorada	38.2 km
Facatativá	66.8 km
Manizales	74.9 km
Villamaría	75.0 km
Sonsón	80.1 km
Madrid	80.2 km
Funza	86.0 km
Chinchiná	86.0 km
Ibagué	90.7 km

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