M6.6 earthquake near Tame, Arauca Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 15 km S of Cubará, Colombia on 21 Apr 1957, 21:12 UTC at a depth of 25 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Tame, about 60 km away in Arauca Department, Colombia.