Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 12, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Wednesday, July 12, 2000 at 22:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quibdó (Colombia - CO), about 135.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.786 and latitude 6.170.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	6.170, -77.786
UTC time	2000-07-12 22:12:19.810

Location	Quibdó
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-07-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Quibdó	135.7 km
Chigorodó	206.5 km
Apartadó	229.8 km
La Estrella	237.2 km
Caldas	238.2 km
Anserma	239.8 km
Itagüí	242.0 km
Envigado	242.8 km
Turbo	243.8 km
Quinchía	245.7 km
Medellín	246.1 km
Bello	247.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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