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Historic Earthquake
1923 Colombia Earthquake
14 December 1923 · Ipiales · Colombia
On 14 December 1923 at 10:31 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Colombia (Ipiales), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 32 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 300 people.
- Date
- 14 December 1923
- Time
- 10:31 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 300
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Colombia
- Nearest Volcano
- Cumbal (13 km)
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth