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USGS iscgem913647

31 Aug 1917, 12:36

5 km SE of Castilla La Nueva, Colombia

A magnitude 7.1 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km SE of Castilla La Nueva, Colombia?

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3.792000, -73.649000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem913647
Coordinates
3.792, -73.649
Network
iscgem
Significance
765