Earthquake details

Thursday, August 8, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Thursday, August 8, 2002 at 13:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Buenaventura (Colombia - CO), about 150.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.819 and latitude 4.980.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 43.3 km
Coordinates 4.980, -77.819
UTC time 2002-08-08 13:39:58.260
Location Buenaventura
Country Colombia (CO)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-08-08

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