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Historic Earthquake
1938 Colombia Earthquake
5 February 1938 · Eje Cafetero · Colombia
On 5 February 1938 at 02:23 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Colombia (Eje Cafetero), at a depth of 150 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 214 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 6 people.
- Date
- 5 February 1938
- Time
- 02:23 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 150 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 6
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Colombia
- Nearest Volcano
- Santa Isabel (39 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2004Bajo Baudo, Buenaventura · M 7.2
- 1992Murindo, Apartado · M 7.411 deaths
- 1917Bogota, Ubaque · M 7.33 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