Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Colombia on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 08:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quibdó (Colombia - CO), about 116.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.522 and latitude 6.286.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	7.1 km
Coordinates	6.286, -77.522
UTC time	2017-03-21 08:31:20.990

Location	Quibdó
Country	Colombia (CO)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-03-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Quibdó	116.3 km
Chigorodó	179.5 km
Apartadó	203.5 km
La Estrella	208.4 km
Caldas	209.9 km
Itagüí	213.1 km
Envigado	214.0 km
Medellín	216.7 km
Bello	217.4 km
Anserma	219.1 km
Turbo	219.4 km
Copacabana	222.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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