Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 9, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Tuesday, September 9, 1997 at 05:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quibdó (Colombia - CO), about 95.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.516 and latitude 5.789.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	21.4 km
Coordinates	5.789, -77.516
UTC time	1997-09-09 05:45:47.370

Location	Quibdó
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-09-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Quibdó	95.6 km
Anserma	197.7 km
Quinchía	204.1 km
La Unión	210.0 km
Caldas	210.9 km
La Estrella	211.4 km
Cartago	212.4 km
Itagüí	216.7 km
Envigado	217.3 km
Buenaventura	219.2 km
Medellín	222.2 km
Bello	225.2 km

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