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Historic Earthquake
1979 Colombia Earthquake
23 November 1979 · Manizales-Armenia · Colombia
On 23 November 1979 at 23:40 UTC, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Colombia (Manizales-Armenia), at a depth of 108 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 204 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 72 people and injured 600.
- Date
- 23 November 1979
- Time
- 23:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Depth
- 108 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 72
- Injuries
- 600
- Estimated Damage
- 20 million US dollars
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Colombia
- Nearest Volcano
- Santa Isabel (94 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