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Historic Earthquake
1974 Panama Earthquake
13 July 1974 · Bogota, Cali · Panama
On 13 July 1974 at 01:18 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Panama (Bogota, Cali), at a depth of 12 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 9 km from its boundary with the Panama Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 11 people. 50 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 13 July 1974
- Time
- 01:18 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 12 km
- Deaths
- 11
- Homes Destroyed
- 50
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Panama
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1992Murindo, Apartado · M 7.411 deaths
- 1992Murindo, Cali · M 7.0
- 1904Colombia · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth