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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem909769
USGS iscgem909769

17 Mar 1926, 11:53

76 km SSW of San Andrés, Colombia

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 76 km SSW of San Andrés, Colombia?

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11.987000, -82.065000

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M 6.53

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem909769
Coordinates
11.987, -82.065
Network
iscgem
Significance
693