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Historic Earthquake
1900 Colombia Earthquake
18 September 1900 · Colombia
On 18 September 1900, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Colombia. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 65 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 18 September 1900
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Colombia
- Nearest Volcano
- Nevado del Tolima (148 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1967Huila, Neiva · M 7.098 deaths
- 1961Eje Cafetero · M 6.823 deaths
- 1938Eje Cafetero · M 7.06 deaths
- 1917Bogota, Ubaque · M 7.33 deaths
- 1906Colombia · M 7.7
- 1906Colombia · M 7.7
- 1906Colombia · M 7.7
- 1903Colombia · M 7.7
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth