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Historic Earthquake
1992 Colombia Earthquake
18 October 1992 · Murindo, Apartado · Colombia
On 18 October 1992 at 15:11 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia (Murindo, Apartado), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 125 km from its boundary with the Panama Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 11 people and injured 115.
- Date
- 18 October 1992
- Time
- 15:11 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 115
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Colombia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2004Bajo Baudo, Buenaventura · M 7.2
- 1992Murindo, Cali · M 7.0
- 1979Manizales-Armenia · M 6.472 deaths
- 1974Bogota, Cali · M 7.311 deaths
- 1962Mistrato, Manizales · M 6.847 deaths
- 1938Eje Cafetero · M 7.06 deaths
- 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