Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 11 km west of Nuqui, Departamento del Choco, Colombia, on Thursday, 6 December 1951 at 14:29 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 15 km depth
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.685°N / 77.367°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Colombia)Nearest volcano: Romeral (228 km / 142 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
11 km (7 mi) WSW of Nuqui (pop: 2,740) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) WNW of Pie de Pato (pop: 3,240) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) S of Bahia Solano (pop: 3,080) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (49 mi) W of Quibdo (pop: 75,100) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (51 mi) N of Pizarro (Bajo Baudó) (pop: 6,170) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) WNW of Lloro (pop: 2,650) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (59 mi) NW of Istmina (pop: 13,800) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) W of Ciudad Bolivar (pop: 16,200) --> See nearby quakes!
267 km (166 mi) NNW of Santiago de Cali (pop: 2,392,900) --> See nearby quakes!
383 km (238 mi) WNW of Bogota (pop: 7,674,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.1 | 15 km | near the west coast of Colombia | USGS |
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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 11 km west of Nuqui, Departamento del Choco, Colombia, on Thursday, 6 December 1951 at 14:29 (GMT)Please check again later while we are collecting more data.
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