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Historic Earthquake
1917 Colombia Earthquake
31 August 1917 · Bogota, Ubaque · Colombia
On 31 August 1917 at 11:36 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Colombia (Bogota, Ubaque), at a depth of 40 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 25 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 3 people.
- Date
- 31 August 1917
- Time
- 11:36 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 40 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 3
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Colombia
- Nearest Volcano
- Machin (163 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
- 1906Colombia · M 7.7
- 1906Colombia · M 7.7
- 1906Colombia · M 7.7
- 1903Colombia · M 7.7
- 1900Colombia · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth