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Historic Earthquake
1950 Colombia Earthquake
9 July 1950 · Anboledas · Colombia
On 9 July 1950 at 02:35 UTC, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Colombia (Anboledas), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 21 km from its boundary with the South American Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 300 people.
- Date
- 9 July 1950
- Time
- 02:35 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.1
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 300
- Estimated Damage
- 20 million US dollars
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Colombia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth