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Historic Earthquake
2004 Colombia Earthquake
15 November 2004 · Bajo Baudo, Buenaventura · Colombia
On 15 November 2004 at 09:06 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Colombia (Bajo Baudo, Buenaventura), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the North Andes Plate, 65 km from its boundary with the Nazca Plate (subduction zone). 154 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 15 November 2004
- Time
- 09:06 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 15 km
- Injuries
- 10
- Homes Destroyed
- 154
- Plate
- North Andes Plate
- Country
- Colombia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19941994 Paez River Earthquake · M 6.8650 deaths
- 1992Murindo, Apartado · M 7.411 deaths
- 1992Murindo, Cali · M 7.0
- 1979Manizales-Armenia · M 6.472 deaths
- 1962Mistrato, Manizales · M 6.847 deaths
- 1961Eje Cafetero · M 6.823 deaths
- 1938Eje Cafetero · M 7.06 deaths
- 1906Colombia · M 7.7
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth