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Historic Earthquake
1936 Colombia Earthquake
9 January 1936 · Colombia
On 9 January 1936 at 09:23 UTC, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Colombia, at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 37 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 250 people.
- Date
- 9 January 1936
- Time
- 09:23 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 250
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Colombia
- Nearest Volcano
- Volcán Azufral (9 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