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USGS iscgem912389

18 Dec 1921, 15:29

130 km W of Puerto Nariño, Colombia

A magnitude 7.3 mw earthquake at 540 km depth.

Depth540 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 130 km W of Puerto Nariño, Colombia?

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-3.918000, -71.520000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem912389
Coordinates
-3.918, -71.52
Network
iscgem
Significance
820