M6.1 earthquake near Tame, Arauca Department

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 24 km NNW of Puerto Rondón, Colombia on 22 Jul 1993, 04:57 UTC at a depth of 20 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 58 km away in Arauca Department, Colombia.