M6.8 earthquake near San Gil, Santander Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Aratoca, Colombia on 29 Jul 1967, 10:24 UTC at a depth of 161 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is San Gil, about 24 km away in Santander Department, Colombia.