Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Filandia, Quindio Department, 16 km southeast of Pereira, Colombia, on Tuesday, 3 April 1973 at 13:54 (GMT)
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Tremblement de terre fort magnitude 6.2 at 158 km depth
Date & time: 3 Apr 1973 13:54:01 UTC
Magnitude: 6.2
Profondeur: 158.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 4.691°N / 75.628°W

Volcan le plus près: Santa Rosa (22 km / 14 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km ENE de Finlandia (Quindío) (pop: 6,850) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
8 km N de Circasia (Quindío) (pop: 20,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
16 km SSE de Pereira (Risaralda) (pop: 440,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
17 km SSE de Dosquebradas (Risaralda) (pop: 179,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
17 km SSE de Dos Quebradas (pop: 179,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
18 km N de Calarca (Quindío) (pop: 62,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
18 km NNE de Armenia (Quindío) (pop: 315,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
19 km NE de Montenegro (Quindío) (pop: 36,500) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
171 km NE de Cali (Valle del Cauca) (pop: 2,392,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
172 km O de Bogota (Bogota D.C.) (pop: 7,674,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
M 6.2 | 158 km | Colombia | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 24 Apr 1973 18:42 UTC| M 5.5 |118 km (73.3 mi) depth|56 km (35 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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