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Historic Earthquake
1962 Colombia Earthquake
30 July 1962 · Mistrato, Manizales · Colombia
On 30 July 1962 at 20:18 UTC, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Colombia (Mistrato, Manizales), at a depth of 69 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 171 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 47 people and injured 300.
- Date
- 30 July 1962
- Time
- 20:18 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Depth
- 69 km
- Deaths
- 47
- Injuries
- 300
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Colombia
- Nearest Volcano
- Romeral (115 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