Earthquake details

Thursday, May 23, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Thursday, May 23, 1996 at 01:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quibdó (Colombia - CO), about 105.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.584 and latitude 5.900.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	5.900, -77.584
UTC time	1996-05-23 01:57:22.980

Location	Quibdó
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-05-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Quibdó	105.1 km
Anserma	208.4 km
Quinchía	214.6 km
Caldas	216.7 km
La Estrella	216.8 km
Chigorodó	220.5 km
Itagüí	222.0 km
Envigado	222.7 km
La Unión	223.9 km
Cartago	225.5 km
Medellín	227.0 km
Bello	229.5 km

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