Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Condoto, 26 km southeast of Tado, Municipio de Tado, Departamento del Choco, Colombia, on Monday, 30 July 1962 at 20:18 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 64 km depth
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 64.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.173°N / 76.352°W
(Condoto, Departamento del Choco, Colombia)Nearest volcano: Santa Rosa (107 km / 66 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
26 km (16 mi) ESE of Tado (Tadó, Chocó) (pop: 10,100) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (33 mi) W of Belén de Umbria (Belén de Umbría, Risaralda) (pop: 15,700) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) WNW of La Virginia (Risaralda) (pop: 33,800) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) SSE of Quibdo (Chocó) (pop: 75,100) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) NW of Cartago (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 134,800) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) WNW of Pereira (Risaralda) (pop: 440,100) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) WNW of Dosquebradas (Risaralda) (pop: 179,600) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) WNW of Dos Quebradas (pop: 179,600) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) SW of Medellin (Antioquia) (pop: 2,000,000) --> See nearby quakes!
259 km (161 mi) WNW of Bogota (Bogota D.C.) (pop: 7,674,400) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.5 | 64 km | Colombia | USGS |
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Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Condoto, 26 km southeast of Tado, Municipio de Tado, Departamento del Choco, Colombia, on Monday, 30 July 1962 at 20:18 (GMT)Please check again later while we are collecting more data.
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Condoto, 26 km southeast of Tado, Municipio de Tado, Departamento del Choco, Colombia, on Monday, 30 July 1962 at 20:18 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
